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All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — WA (statewide) (SA)

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode US-WA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-70710000

Latest (y/y)9.1%September 2026
Previous (y/y)4.9%August 2026
Level63.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — WA (statewide) (SA) was up 9.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 63.80 thousands.

That is the highest reading since September 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.4% (May 2020) to 63.6% (May 2021), averaging 4.4%.

All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — WA (statewide) (SA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−75%−50%−25%0%25%50%75%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — WA (statewide) (SA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — WA (statewide) (SA), level (thousands)203040506019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — WA (statewide) (SA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202663.80 thousands9.1
August 202662.40 thousands4.9
July 202661.40 thousands5.0
June 202661.60 thousands3.7
May 202663.50 thousands7.1
April 202660.10 thousands3.8
March 202658.60 thousands0.7
February 202658.10 thousands0.3
January 202657.20 thousands−1.0
December 202557.20 thousands−1.4
November 202558.10 thousands0.9
October 202558.80 thousands2.4
September 202558.50 thousands1.4
August 202559.50 thousands2.9
July 202558.50 thousands1.0
June 202559.40 thousands4.0
May 202559.30 thousands3.1
April 202557.90 thousands2.7
March 202558.20 thousands1.2
February 202557.90 thousands3.8
January 202557.80 thousands5.5
December 202458.00 thousands4.1
November 202457.60 thousands4.3
October 202457.40 thousands4.9

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
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high63.6% (May 2021)
10-year low−55.4% (May 2020)
10-year average4.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-WA.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-WA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-70710000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — WA (statewide) (SA)”.