# United States All employees, thousands, performing arts companies, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, performing arts companies, seasonally adjusted was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 144.3 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.8% (May 2020) to 91.9% (Dec 2021), averaging 6.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-70711100`
- 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-performing-arts-companies-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 144.3 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 146.9 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 146.4 thousands | 2.2 |
| June 2026 | 144.6 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2026 | 151.9 thousands | 11.5 |
| April 2026 | 152.1 thousands | 11.3 |
| March 2026 | 150.2 thousands | 8.9 |
| February 2026 | 148.1 thousands | 8.1 |
| January 2026 | 143.1 thousands | 6.4 |
| December 2025 | 152.3 thousands | 13.4 |
| November 2025 | 147.5 thousands | 8.0 |
| October 2025 | 146.4 thousands | 8.1 |
| September 2025 | 145.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2025 | 143.6 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2025 | 143.2 thousands | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 142.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| May 2025 | 136.2 thousands | −2.0 |
| April 2025 | 136.7 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2025 | 137.9 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 137.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 134.5 thousands | −5.7 |
| December 2024 | 134.3 thousands | −7.1 |
| November 2024 | 136.6 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 135.4 thousands | −4.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-70711100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-70711100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```