Employment data from the U.S. music industry show that establishments in the record production and distribution sector had the most employees in 2017, with 9,413 in total. Music publishers and sound recording studios each employed over five thousand people each overall.
Employment in the U.S. music industry from 2009 to 2017, by sector
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2019). Employment in the U.S. music industry from 2009 to 2017, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186061/employment-in-the-us-music-industry-by-sector-2008/
US Census Bureau. "Employment in the U.S. music industry from 2009 to 2017, by sector ." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186061/employment-in-the-us-music-industry-by-sector-2008/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Employment in the U.S. music industry from 2009 to 2017, by sector . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186061/employment-in-the-us-music-industry-by-sector-2008/
US Census Bureau. "Employment in The U.S. Music Industry from 2009 to 2017, by Sector ." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186061/employment-in-the-us-music-industry-by-sector-2008/
US Census Bureau, Employment in the U.S. music industry from 2009 to 2017, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186061/employment-in-the-us-music-industry-by-sector-2008/ (last visited May 29, 2024)
Employment in the U.S. music industry from 2009 to 2017, by sector [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186061/employment-in-the-us-music-industry-by-sector-2008/