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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WA.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-wa-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 63.80 thousands | 9.1 |
| August 2026 | 62.40 thousands | 4.9 |
| July 2026 | 61.40 thousands | 5.0 |
| June 2026 | 61.60 thousands | 3.7 |
| May 2026 | 63.50 thousands | 7.1 |
| April 2026 | 60.10 thousands | 3.8 |
| March 2026 | 58.60 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 58.10 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 57.20 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 57.20 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 58.10 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 58.80 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2025 | 58.50 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 59.50 thousands | 2.9 |
| July 2025 | 58.50 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 59.40 thousands | 4.0 |
| May 2025 | 59.30 thousands | 3.1 |
| April 2025 | 57.90 thousands | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 58.20 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 57.90 thousands | 3.8 |
| January 2025 | 57.80 thousands | 5.5 |
| December 2024 | 58.00 thousands | 4.1 |
| November 2024 | 57.60 thousands | 4.3 |
| October 2024 | 57.40 thousands | 4.9 |

## API

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

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