Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71

About the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector

The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is part of the leisure and hospitality supersector.

The Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector includes a wide range of establishments that operate facilities or provide services to meet varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of their patrons. This sector comprises (1) establishments that are involved in producing, promoting, or participating in live performances, events, or exhibits intended for public viewing; (2) establishments that preserve and exhibit objects and sites of historical, cultural, or educational interest; and (3) establishments that operate facilities or provide services that enable patrons to participate in recreational activities or pursue amusement, hobby, and leisure-time interests.

Some establishments that provide cultural, entertainment, or recreational facilities and services are classified in other sectors.

North American Industry Classification System

The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector consists of these subsectors:

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in arts, entertainment, and recreation. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, Layoffs, and Openings, Hires, and Separations

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2008
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2008
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2008

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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2,011.7 1,999.5 (P) 1,995.4 (P) 1,984.4

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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1,959.6 2,001.7 (P) 1,960.0  

Unemployment

 

Unemployment rate

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6.9% 7.7% 7.2% 8.2%

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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26 27 18  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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1,462 2,136 1,320  

Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands)

 

Job openings

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41 50 (P) 67  

Hires

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158 122 (P) 137  

Separations

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88 85 (P) 198  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey)

Union Membership and Representation

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2004 2005 2006 2007

Union membership and representation

 

Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)

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6.4% 6.3% 6.3% 6.2%

Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)

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6.9% 7.2% 7.1% 7.0%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2008

Extended mass layoff events

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22 50 (P) 20 (P) 51

Separations

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6,118 17,859 (P) 2,504 (P) 22,126

Initial claimants

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2,734 7,226 (P) 1,833 (P) 4,528

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Actors

20,160

Amusement and recreation attendants

157,170

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors

151,020

Gaming supervisors

5,870

Musicians and singers

33,170

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for arts, entertainment, and recreation.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Average hourly earnings

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$14.87 $14.34 $13.99 (P) $14.14

Average weekly hours

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24.0 24.9 25.0 (P) 24.6

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

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Median weekly earnings
2004 2005 2006 2007

Union membership and representation

 

Full-time workers

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$523 $521 $545 $587

Members of unions

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$677 $652 $617 $633

Represented by unions

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$662 $618 $604 $634

Nonunion

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$513 $515 $537 $581

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Actors

$14.58 $25.37 (1) $- (1) $-

Amusement and recreation attendants

$7.90 $8.46 $16,420 $17,590

Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors

$13.85 $16.35 $28,800 $34,010

Gaming supervisors

$20.45 $21.26 $42,540 $44,230

Musicians and singers

$22.65 $29.95 (1) $- (1) $-

Footnotes
(1) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in arts, entertainment, and recreation. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

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Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

105 92 87 (P) 102

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

5.9 6.1 5.3  

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

3.1 2.9 2.5  

Cases involving days away from work

1.5 1.6 1.3  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

1.5 1.4 1.2  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Establishments

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Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 122,742 (P) 124,156 (P) 125,057 (P) 125,253

Local government

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(P) 3,633 (P) 3,645 (P) 3,655 (P) 3,652

State government

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(P) 858 (P) 864 (P) 869 (P) 867

Federal government

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(P) 909 (P) 920 (P) 925 (P) 921

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

The Editor's Desk

See industry studies in the subject matter index of The Editor's Desk (Current Edition).

Career Guide to Industries

See arts, entertainment, and recreation in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008