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All Employees: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70711500

Latest (y/y)3.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.7%August 2026
Level13.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 3.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 13.30 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.5% (Jan 2025) to 32.6% (Jan 2024), averaging 3.2%.

All Employees: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)510152019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202613.30 thousands3.9
August 202613.70 thousands0.7
July 202613.80 thousands1.5
June 202613.60 thousands7.1
May 202613.60 thousands0.7
April 202613.50 thousands0.7
March 202613.50 thousands5.5
February 202613.50 thousands3.1
January 202613.50 thousands6.3
December 202515.20 thousands−6.2
November 202514.30 thousands−25.1
October 202514.40 thousands−26.9
September 202512.80 thousands−5.2
August 202513.60 thousands−2.9
July 202513.60 thousands−9.9
June 202512.70 thousands−6.6
May 202513.50 thousands−2.9
April 202513.40 thousands−6.3
March 202512.80 thousands−29.3
February 202513.10 thousands−29.6
January 202512.70 thousands−33.5
December 202416.20 thousands−13.4
November 202419.10 thousands20.9
October 202419.70 thousands19.4

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 high32.6% (Jan 2024)
10-year low−33.5% (Jan 2025)
10-year average3.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70711500

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-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70711500.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.