# United States All employees, thousands, independent artists, writers, and performers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, independent artists, writers, and performers, seasonally adjusted was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 57.30 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.7% (Apr 2020) to 41.9% (Jul 2021), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 57.30 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 55.60 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2026 | 54.30 thousands | −6.5 |
| June 2026 | 53.30 thousands | −6.8 |
| May 2026 | 54.90 thousands | −3.5 |
| April 2026 | 56.00 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 57.30 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 57.00 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2026 | 57.90 thousands | −2.9 |
| December 2025 | 56.10 thousands | −6.5 |
| November 2025 | 55.60 thousands | −6.4 |
| October 2025 | 55.50 thousands | −6.7 |
| September 2025 | 56.90 thousands | −3.7 |
| August 2025 | 57.00 thousands | −6.7 |
| July 2025 | 58.10 thousands | −5.1 |
| June 2025 | 57.20 thousands | −7.1 |
| May 2025 | 56.90 thousands | −7.6 |
| April 2025 | 55.70 thousands | −10.0 |
| March 2025 | 58.00 thousands | −7.2 |
| February 2025 | 58.80 thousands | −5.9 |
| January 2025 | 59.60 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2024 | 60.00 thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 59.40 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 59.50 thousands | −3.4 |

## API

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

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