# All Employees: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries — New York City, NY (NSA)

All Employees: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries — New York City, NY (NSA) was down 7.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 42.50 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.6% (Jul 2020) to 75.3% (Jun 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-93561.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-motion-picture-and-sound-recording-industries-new-york-us-93561-payems-m-nsa-ind-50512000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 42.50 thousands | −7.8 |
| August 2026 | 43.20 thousands | −2.7 |
| July 2026 | 43.20 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 43.30 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2026 | 43.30 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2026 | 43.00 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2026 | 49.10 thousands | 7.9 |
| February 2026 | 48.80 thousands | 15.4 |
| January 2026 | 44.30 thousands | 10.2 |
| December 2025 | 46.50 thousands | −3.3 |
| November 2025 | 46.10 thousands | −5.1 |
| October 2025 | 46.60 thousands | −5.5 |
| September 2025 | 46.10 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2025 | 44.40 thousands | −4.1 |
| July 2025 | 43.40 thousands | −6.9 |
| June 2025 | 42.60 thousands | −10.9 |
| May 2025 | 43.80 thousands | −10.4 |
| April 2025 | 43.30 thousands | −10.4 |
| March 2025 | 45.50 thousands | −4.4 |
| February 2025 | 42.30 thousands | −10.2 |
| January 2025 | 40.20 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2024 | 48.10 thousands | 17.0 |
| November 2024 | 48.60 thousands | 27.9 |
| October 2024 | 49.30 thousands | 34.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-93561.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-93561.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50512000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```