# All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — Boston, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — Boston, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 27.20 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.5% (May 2020) to 68.5% (May 2021), averaging 4.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14454.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70710000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-boston-ma-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 27.20 thousands | −3.2 |
| August 2026 | 31.40 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 31.90 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 30.50 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 27.20 thousands | −5.2 |
| April 2026 | 25.20 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2026 | 23.10 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 22.80 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 23.60 thousands | 6.8 |
| December 2025 | 25.10 thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2025 | 24.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2025 | 27.20 thousands | −2.2 |
| September 2025 | 28.10 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 31.00 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 31.30 thousands | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 30.00 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 28.70 thousands | 5.9 |
| April 2025 | 26.00 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 23.70 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 22.60 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 22.10 thousands | −4.3 |
| December 2024 | 25.40 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 24.70 thousands | −2.4 |
| October 2024 | 27.80 thousands | 6.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14454.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70710000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14454.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70710000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```