All Employees: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries — CA (statewide) (NSA)
MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000
All Employees: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries — CA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 118.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.7% (Jun 2020) to 62.9% (Aug 2021), averaging −1.2%.
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Recent data
| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 118.7 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2026 | 122.6 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2026 | 120.8 thousands | 0.08 |
| June 2026 | 125.2 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2026 | 123.4 thousands | −3.8 |
| April 2026 | 121.8 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 126.2 thousands | 4.6 |
| February 2026 | 125.9 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2026 | 119.5 thousands | 4.0 |
| December 2025 | 124.6 thousands | −4.2 |
| November 2025 | 123.1 thousands | −11.1 |
| October 2025 | 122.7 thousands | −3.3 |
| September 2025 | 121.6 thousands | −7.0 |
| August 2025 | 127.3 thousands | −4.9 |
| July 2025 | 120.7 thousands | −4.2 |
| June 2025 | 123.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 128.3 thousands | −4.1 |
| April 2025 | 121.1 thousands | −7.4 |
| March 2025 | 120.6 thousands | −13.2 |
| February 2025 | 130.8 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 114.9 thousands | −7.9 |
| December 2024 | 130.0 thousands | −0.08 |
| November 2024 | 138.5 thousands | 9.3 |
| October 2024 | 126.9 thousands | 9.5 |
Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
"https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000"
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import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000",
headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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| Latest observation | September 2026 |
|---|---|
| First observation | January 1990 |
| Observations | 441 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | thousands |
| Adjustment | Not seasonally adjusted |
| 10-year high | 62.9% (Aug 2021) |
| 10-year low | −40.7% (Jun 2020) |
| 10-year average | −1.2% |
| Source agency | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) |
| Makrognosis code | US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000 |
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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- Where does this data come from?
- It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000.
Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries — CA (statewide) (NSA)”.