# United States All employees, thousands, motion picture and sound recording industries, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, motion picture and sound recording industries, seasonally adjusted was down 5.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with −6.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 328.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.3% (May 2020) to 75.6% (Jul 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50512000`
- 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-motion-picture-and-sound-recording-industries

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 328.4 thousands | −5.6 |
| September 2026 | 325.2 thousands | −6.8 |
| August 2026 | 324.6 thousands | −7.0 |
| July 2026 | 330.4 thousands | −6.9 |
| June 2026 | 322.3 thousands | −9.0 |
| May 2026 | 325.6 thousands | −8.3 |
| April 2026 | 331.4 thousands | −7.6 |
| March 2026 | 336.6 thousands | −6.3 |
| February 2026 | 339.1 thousands | −7.1 |
| January 2026 | 352.4 thousands | −4.0 |
| December 2025 | 346.1 thousands | −6.6 |
| November 2025 | 347.6 thousands | −5.8 |
| October 2025 | 348.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| September 2025 | 348.8 thousands | −7.9 |
| August 2025 | 349.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| July 2025 | 355.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| June 2025 | 354.3 thousands | −8.2 |
| May 2025 | 354.9 thousands | −9.0 |
| April 2025 | 358.6 thousands | −8.5 |
| March 2025 | 359.3 thousands | −10.1 |
| February 2025 | 365.1 thousands | −9.1 |
| January 2025 | 367.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| December 2024 | 370.7 thousands | −6.8 |
| November 2024 | 368.9 thousands | −6.8 |

## API

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

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