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All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — MA (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70710000

Latest (y/y)−0.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)6.9%August 2026
Level68.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — MA (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 68.10 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since June 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.9% (Apr 2020) to 94.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 4.2%.

All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−100%−50%0%50%100%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)2040608019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202668.10 thousands−0.4
August 202684.00 thousands6.9
July 202686.00 thousands6.4
June 202680.90 thousands6.0
May 202670.10 thousands0.3
April 202662.40 thousands1.6
March 202657.90 thousands0.7
February 202656.70 thousands2.0
January 202657.80 thousands5.5
December 202560.30 thousands1.2
November 202559.40 thousands0.2
October 202566.80 thousands−0.3
September 202568.40 thousands0.6
August 202578.60 thousands0.3
July 202580.80 thousands2.5
June 202576.30 thousands−0.8
May 202569.90 thousands4.2
April 202561.40 thousands1.0
March 202557.50 thousands2.3
February 202555.60 thousands3.3
January 202554.80 thousands0.7
December 202459.60 thousands0.8
November 202459.30 thousands−1.2
October 202467.00 thousands4.4

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high94.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−63.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average4.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70710000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70710000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — MA (statewide) (NSA)”.