Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, the unemployment rate in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States peaked in 2020 and 2021 with rates of 20.1 percent and 12.9 percent, respectively. However, in 2022, the unemployment rate decreased significantly to 5.8 percent, indicating a positive recovery trend in the industry.
Unemployment rate in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Unemployment rate in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184426/unemployment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment rate in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2022." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184426/unemployment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Unemployment rate in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184426/unemployment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment Rate in The Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries in The United States from 2001 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184426/unemployment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment rate in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184426/unemployment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Unemployment rate in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184426/unemployment-in-us-motion-picture-and-recording-industries-since-2001/