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18,200,000
18,200,000 -- advertising supported jobs for US advertising industry (2026)
Advertising in the US plays a key role in generating 18.2 million jobs out of 126.7 million total jobs.
- Advertising plays a key role in generating these jobs rather than directly employing
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18,200,000
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Count
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Value of Advertising
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Tier B
http://www.valueofadvertising.org/powers-the-economy-jobs.php ↗
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Value of advertising
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Value of Advertising
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Methodology
Industry advocacy publication citing macroeconomic analysis of advertising's contribution to employment
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Industrymarketing
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US advertising industry: 18,200,000 advertising supported jobs. Source: Value of Advertising (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-advertising-supported-jobs-18-2-million
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