This industry comprises establishments known as newspaper publishers. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing newspapers, including gathering news; writing news columns, feature stories, and editorials; and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish newspapers in print or electronic form.
| Average Jobs Employed | 14 | |
| Average Loan Given | $141,431 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 2840 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $401,663,111 |
Establishments, such as trade associations, schools and universities, and social welfare organizations, that publish newsletters for distribution to their membership, but that are not commonly known as newspaper publishers, are classified according to their primary activity designation;
This industry comprises establishments known either as magazine publishers or periodical publishers. These establishments carry out the operations necessary for producing and distributing magazines and other periodicals, such as gathering, writing, and editing articles, and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish magazines and other periodicals in print or electronic form.
Illustrative Examples:
Comic book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Radio and television guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Magazine publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Scholarly journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Newsletter publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Trade journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
| Average Jobs Employed | 10 | |
| Average Loan Given | $152,903 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 2110 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $322,626,074 |
Establishments, such as trade associations, schools and universities, and social welfare organizations, that publish magazines and periodicals for distribution to their membership, but that are not commonly known as periodical publishers, are classified according to their primary activity designation;
This industry comprises establishments known as book publishers. Establishments in this industry carry out design, editing, and marketing activities necessary for producing and distributing books. These establishments may publish books in print, electronic, or audio form.
Illustrative Examples:
Atlas publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Religious book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
School textbook publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Encyclopedia publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Technical manual publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Map publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Travel guide book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
| Average Jobs Employed | 12 | |
| Average Loan Given | $167,261 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1536 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $256,913,578 |
Establishments known as music publishers are classified in Industry 512230, Music Publishers;
Establishments, such as trade associations, schools and universities, and social welfare organizations, that publish books for distribution to their membership, that are not commonly known as book publishers, are classified according to their primary activity designation.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing directories, mailing lists, and collections or compilations of fact. The products are typically protected in their selection, arrangement and/or presentation. Examples are lists of mailing addresses, telephone directories, directories of businesses, collections or compilations of proprietary drugs or legal case results, compilations of public records, etc. These establishments may publish directories and mailing lists in print or electronic form.
Illustrative Examples:
Business directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Mailing list publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Telephone directory publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
| Average Jobs Employed | 15 | |
| Average Loan Given | $175,704 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 237 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $41,641,747 |
Publishing computer software are classified in Industry 511210, Software Publishers;
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in publishing greeting cards.
| Average Jobs Employed | 8 | |
| Average Loan Given | $129,500 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 92 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $11,913,983 |
Printing greeting cards without publishing are classified in Industry 32311, Printing.
This industry comprises establishments generally known as publishers (except newspaper, magazine, book, directory, database, music, and greeting card publishers). These establishments may publish works in print or electronic form.
Illustrative Examples:
Art print publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Calendar publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
| Average Jobs Employed | 5 | |
| Average Loan Given | $74,672 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 3151 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $235,292,635 |
Establishments known as book publishers are classified in Industry 511130, Book Publishers;
Establishments known as music publishers are classified in Industry 512230, Music Publishers.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in computer software publishing or publishing and reproduction. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation, and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design, develop, and publish, or publish only. These establishments may publish and distribute software remotely through subscriptions and downloads.
| Average Jobs Employed | 13 | |
| Average Loan Given | $255,807 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 8232 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $2,105,805,320 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing, or producing and distributing motion pictures, videos, television programs, or television commercials.
| Average Jobs Employed | 5 | |
| Average Loan Given | $59,096 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 12751 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $753,529,815 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acquiring distribution rights and distributing film and video productions to motion picture theaters, television networks and stations, and exhibitors.
| Average Jobs Employed | 4 | |
| Average Loan Given | $41,964 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1867 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $78,347,628 |
| Average Jobs Employed | 24 | |
| Average Loan Given | $108,178 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1375 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $148,745,050 |
| Average Jobs Employed | 9 | |
| Average Loan Given | $30,846 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 99 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $3,053,707 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized motion picture or video postproduction services, such as editing, film/tape transfers, subtitling, credits, closed captioning, and animation and special effects.
| Average Jobs Employed | 5 | |
| Average Loan Given | $88,443 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1396 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $123,465,931 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing motion picture and video services (except motion picture and video production, distribution, exhibition, and teleproduction and other postproduction services).
Illustrative Examples:
Motion picture film laboratories
Stock footage film libraries
Film preservation services
| Average Jobs Employed | 3 | |
| Average Loan Given | $39,929 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1517 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $60,572,877 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions in accordance with law and promoting and authorizing the use of these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print, or other media. Establishments in this industry represent the interests of the songwriter or other owners of musical compositions to produce revenues from the use of such works, generally through licensing agreements. These establishments may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of copyright owners. Publishers of music books and sheet music are included in this industry.
| Average Jobs Employed | 4 | |
| Average Loan Given | $45,426 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1222 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $55,511,180 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing the facilities and technical expertise for sound recording in a studio. This industry includes establishments that provide audio production and postproduction services to produce master recordings. These establishments may provide audio services for film, television, and video productions.
| Average Jobs Employed | 3 | |
| Average Loan Given | $33,814 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1170 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $39,561,937 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in record production (e.g., tapes, CDs) and/or releasing, promoting, and distributing sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers, or directly to the public. These establishments contract with artists, arrange and finance the production of original master recordings, and/or produce master recordings themselves, such as audio tapes/cassettes and compact discs. Establishments in this industry hold the copyright to the master recording, or obtain reproduction and distribution rights to master recordings produced by others, and derive most of their revenues from the sales, leasing, licensing, or distribution of master recordings.
| Average Jobs Employed | 5 | |
| Average Loan Given | $56,209 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 537 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $30,184,263 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing sound recording services (except record production, distribution, music publishing, and sound recording in a studio). Establishments in this industry provide services, such as the audio recording of meetings and conferences.
| Average Jobs Employed | 4 | |
| Average Loan Given | $54,144 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1258 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $68,113,345 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in assembling and transmitting aural programming to their affiliates or subscribers via over-the-air broadcasts, cable, or satellite. The programming covers a wide variety of material, such as news services, religious programming, weather, sports, or music.
| Average Jobs Employed | 12 | |
| Average Loan Given | $120,091 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 491 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $58,964,468 |
| Average Jobs Employed | 11 | |
| Average Loan Given | $104,362 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 2380 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $248,381,799 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound. These establishments operate television broadcasting studios and facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the public. These establishments also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.
| Average Jobs Employed | 12 | |
| Average Loan Given | $166,409 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 966 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $160,750,788 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating studios and facilities for the broadcasting of programs on a subscription or fee basis. The broadcast programming is typically narrowcast in nature (e.g., limited format, such as news, sports, education, or youth-oriented). These establishments produce programming in their own facilities or acquire programming from external sources. The programming material is usually delivered to a third party, such as cable systems or direct-to-home satellite systems, for transmission to viewers.
| Average Jobs Employed | 15 | |
| Average Loan Given | $209,185 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 558 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $116,725,177 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services; wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband Internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.
Illustrative Examples:
Broadband Internet service providers, wired (e.g., cable, DSL)
Cable television distribution services
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) services
Direct-to-home satellite system (DTH) services
Local telephone carriers, wired
Long-distance telephone carriers, wired
Multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS)
Satellite television distribution systems
Telecommunications carriers, wired
VoIP service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure
| Average Jobs Employed | 19 | |
| Average Loan Given | $296,624 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1053 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $312,345,268 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular phone services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services.
Illustrative Examples:
Cellular telephone services
Paging services, except satellite
Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite
Wireless telephone communications carriers, except satellite
| Average Jobs Employed | 13 | |
| Average Loan Given | $130,383 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 2003 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $261,156,310 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.
| Average Jobs Employed | 9 | |
| Average Loan Given | $132,962 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 385 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $51,190,231 |
This industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry.
| Average Jobs Employed | 16 | |
| Average Loan Given | $223,368 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1596 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $356,494,761 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities connected with one or more terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Establishments providing Internet services or Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services via client-supplied telecommunications connections are also included in this industry.
Illustrative Examples:
Dial-up Internet service providers
VoIP service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications connections
Internet service providers using client-supplied telecommunications connections (e.g., dial-up ISPs)
Satellite tracking stations
| Average Jobs Employed | 8 | |
| Average Loan Given | $104,800 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 6603 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $691,992,618 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing infrastructure for hosting or data processing services. These establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as Web hosting, streaming services, or application hosting (except software publishing), or they may provide general time-share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments provide complete processing and specialized reports from data supplied by clients or provide automated data processing and data entry services.
Illustrative Examples:
Application hosting
Optical scanning services
Web hosting
Computer data storage services
Video and audio streaming services
Computer input preparation services
Microfilm imaging services
Computer time rental
| Average Jobs Employed | 12 | |
| Average Loan Given | $197,535 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 5879 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $1,161,307,675 |
Providing payroll processing services are classified in U.S. Industry 541214, Payroll Services.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying information, such as news reports, articles, pictures, and features, to the news media.
| Average Jobs Employed | 7 | |
| Average Loan Given | $81,807 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 291 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $23,805,767 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing library or archive services. These establishments are engaged in maintaining collections of documents (e.g., books, journals, newspapers, and music) and facilitating the use of such documents (recorded information regardless of its physical form and characteristics) as required to meet the informational, research, educational, or recreational needs of their user. These establishments may also acquire, research, store, preserve, and generally make accessible to the public historical documents, photographs, maps, audio material, audiovisual material, and other archival material of historical interest. All or portions of these collections may be accessible electronically.
| Average Jobs Employed | 10 | |
| Average Loan Given | $99,437 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 916 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $91,084,489 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) publishing and/or broadcasting content on the Internet exclusively or (2) operating Web sites that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format (and known as Web search portals). The publishing and broadcasting establishments in this industry do not provide traditional (non-Internet) versions of the content that they publish or broadcast. They provide textual, audio, and/or video content of general or specific interest on the Internet exclusively. Establishments known as Web search portals often provide additional Internet services, such as email, connections to other Web sites, auctions, news, and other limited content, and serve as a home base for Internet users.
Illustrative Examples:
Internet book publishers
Internet sports sites
Internet entertainment sites
Internet video broadcast sites
Internet news publishers
Internet periodical publishers
Internet radio stations
Internet search portals
Web search portals
Internet search Web sites
Internet social networking sites
| Average Jobs Employed | 8 | |
| Average Loan Given | $137,857 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 3039 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $418,947,833 |
Wholesaling goods on the Internet are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade;
Retailing goods on the Internet are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.
Operating stock brokerages, travel reservation systems, purchasing services, and similar activities using the Internet rather than traditional methods are classified with the more traditional establishments providing these services.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing other information services (except news syndicates, libraries, archives, Internet publishing and broadcasting, and Web search portals).
Illustrative Examples:
News clipping services
Telephone-based recorded information services
Stock photo agencies
| Average Jobs Employed | 7 | |
| Average Loan Given | $109,450 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 3847 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $421,053,108 |
Operating news syndicates are classified in Industry 519110, News Syndicates.
Operating libraries and archives are classified in Industry 519120, Libraries and Archives.