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DATA MINE March 18, 1999


The Information Industry
The government has recalibrated its statistics to reflect the New Economy, creating a new information industry category. Here's what it looks like.

Sector Establishments Revenues ($millions) Payroll ($millions)   Employees
PUBLISHING 33,375 172,165 41,322 969,906
MOVIES/RECORDS 22,100 49,214 9,629 289,446
BROADCAST/TELECOM 44,007 367,841 68,096 1,555,260
INFO SERVICES/ DATA PROCESSING 15,904 52,429 16,187 407,376
TOTAL 115,386 641,650 135,234 3,221,988
DATA: U.S. Census Bureau
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