# United States All employees, thousands, motion picture and video production, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, motion picture and video production, seasonally adjusted was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 189.1 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.4% (May 2020) to 81.1% (May 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50512110`
- 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-motion-picture-and-video-production-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 189.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2026 | 184.9 thousands | −5.4 |
| July 2026 | 181.7 thousands | −6.9 |
| June 2026 | 180.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| May 2026 | 177.8 thousands | −8.1 |
| April 2026 | 181.2 thousands | −6.7 |
| March 2026 | 183.3 thousands | −4.9 |
| February 2026 | 188.2 thousands | −4.6 |
| January 2026 | 200.2 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2025 | 186.7 thousands | −6.9 |
| November 2025 | 191.9 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2025 | 191.3 thousands | −5.1 |
| September 2025 | 190.2 thousands | −8.1 |
| August 2025 | 195.4 thousands | −7.7 |
| July 2025 | 195.1 thousands | −11.0 |
| June 2025 | 194.5 thousands | −13.4 |
| May 2025 | 193.4 thousands | −13.6 |
| April 2025 | 194.2 thousands | −14.7 |
| March 2025 | 192.8 thousands | −15.7 |
| February 2025 | 197.3 thousands | −15.2 |
| January 2025 | 196.6 thousands | −14.6 |
| December 2024 | 200.6 thousands | −11.9 |
| November 2024 | 196.8 thousands | −11.6 |
| October 2024 | 201.5 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50512110"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50512110",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```