According to recent data of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 441.7 thousand people were working in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States as of January 2024. That value dropped in 2023 to 422 thousand employees before rebounding the following year.
Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 23, 2024). Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184412/employment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184412/employment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184412/employment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total Employment in The Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries in The United States from 2001 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184412/employment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184412/employment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184412/employment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/