# United States All employees, thousands, independent artists, writers, and performers, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, independent artists, writers, and performers, not seasonally adjusted was up 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 57.50 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.0% (Apr 2020) to 43.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70711500`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-independent-artists-writers-and-performers-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 57.50 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2026 | 54.30 thousands | −4.2 |
| July 2026 | 53.20 thousands | −8.1 |
| June 2026 | 52.50 thousands | −7.4 |
| May 2026 | 55.30 thousands | −4.2 |
| April 2026 | 54.40 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 55.40 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2026 | 54.20 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2026 | 52.60 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 61.30 thousands | −6.7 |
| November 2025 | 57.20 thousands | −7.7 |
| October 2025 | 61.00 thousands | −3.8 |
| September 2025 | 56.70 thousands | −3.9 |
| August 2025 | 56.70 thousands | −6.6 |
| July 2025 | 57.90 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 56.70 thousands | −7.0 |
| May 2025 | 57.70 thousands | −7.5 |
| April 2025 | 54.90 thousands | −10.4 |
| March 2025 | 56.00 thousands | −7.1 |
| February 2025 | 54.90 thousands | −8.3 |
| January 2025 | 53.90 thousands | −2.2 |
| December 2024 | 65.70 thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 62.00 thousands | −2.4 |
| October 2024 | 63.40 thousands | −3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70711500"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70711500",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```