# United States All employees, thousands, arts, entertainment, and recreation, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, arts, entertainment, and recreation, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,632.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.9% (Apr 2020) to 58.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70710000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,632.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2026 | 2,710.4 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2026 | 2,927.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2026 | 2,989.2 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2026 | 2,972.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2026 | 2,770.9 thousands | −0.06 |
| April 2026 | 2,606.3 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2026 | 2,511.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 2,454.8 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 2,416.9 thousands | −0.02 |
| December 2025 | 2,514.6 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2025 | 2,541.5 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 2,654.2 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2025 | 2,740.6 thousands | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,966.8 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 3,035.6 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 2,979.4 thousands | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 2,772.7 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,609.9 thousands | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,504.3 thousands | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,442.1 thousands | 3.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,417.5 thousands | 3.4 |
| December 2024 | 2,495.9 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,499.5 thousands | 3.8 |

## API

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

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