This statistic shows the number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013. In 2013, there were approximately 2.22 million people working as artists in the U.S. civilian workforce.
Number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in millions)*
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Number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in millions)*
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* Total number of artists in the civilian workforce based on the Current Poulation Survey (CPS) of the Census Bureau. A worker is classified as an artist if their primary occupation is one of eleven occupational types related to artistic work in the Bureau of Labor Statistics categorization scheme. Figures have been rounded. Figures for years before 2002 come from previous reports
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Americans for the Arts. (April 8, 2016). Number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192570/number-of-artists-in-the-us-civilian-workforce/
Americans for the Arts. "Number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in millions)*." Chart. April 8, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192570/number-of-artists-in-the-us-civilian-workforce/
Americans for the Arts. (2016). Number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192570/number-of-artists-in-the-us-civilian-workforce/
Americans for the Arts. "Number of Artists in The Civilian Workforce in The United States from 1999 to 2013 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192570/number-of-artists-in-the-us-civilian-workforce/
Americans for the Arts, Number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192570/number-of-artists-in-the-us-civilian-workforce/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Number of artists in the civilian workforce in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in millions)* [Graph], Americans for the Arts, April 8, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192570/number-of-artists-in-the-us-civilian-workforce/
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