Research (233 publications)

Artist Employment in 1998 : Research Division Note no. 73

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1999
9p.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in artist occupations grew to nearly 2 million. Seventy thousand more artists were employed in one of eleven artist occupations in 1998 than in 1997.

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Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment in 1999 : Research Division Note no. 76

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2000
11p.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that more than 2 million people were employed (in primary jobs) as artists in 1999 – a gain of 76,000 workers over the 1998 figure. An additional 298,000 people held secondary jobs in artist occupations. This note also features a section on earnings and projected employment growth for select artist occupations taken from the BLS’ Occupational Outlook Handbook..

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment in 2000 : Research Division Note no. 78

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2001
11p.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that more than 2 million people were employed (in primary jobs) as artists in 2000 — a gain of 10,000 workers over the 1999 figure. An additional 295,000 people held secondary jobs in artist occupations. This note also features a section on earnings and projected employment growth for select artist occupations taken from the BLS’ Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment in 2001 : Research Division Note no. 80

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2002
12p.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that more than 2.1 million people were employed (in primary jobs) as artists in 2001 — a gain of 72,000 workers over the 2000 figure. An additional 315,000 people held secondary jobs in artist occupations. This note also features a section on earnings and projected employment growth for select artist occupations taken from the BLS’ Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment in 2003 : Research Division Note no. 87

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Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2004
9p.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, in 2003, job market conditions weakened for the civilian work force and for most workers in artist occupations. In 2003, 8 million civilian workers were unemployed, representing 5.6 percent of the labor force. The 2003 unemployment rate for artists reached 6.1 percent (128,000 workers), up from 5.5 percent in 2002.

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment in 2005 : Research Division Note no. 90

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006
9p.

The 2005 labor market improved for the civilian work force and for most workers in artist occupations. Employment in artist jobs grew to 2.1 million workers, while the artist unemployment rate declined from 5.1% in 2004 to 4.4% in 2005

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment in America – 1996 : Research Division Note no. 60

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Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1997
9p.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total number employed in eleven artist occupation groups grew from 1.6 to 1.8 million from 1995 to 1996.

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment in America – 1997 : Research Division Note no. 61

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1998
9p.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in artist occupations in 1997 continued to grow faster than in professional occupations as a whole (3.7% versus 2.6%). Total employment in the eleven artist occupations stood at 1.9 million in 1997.

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist Employment Projections through 2018 : Research Division Note no. 103

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2011
14p.

Drawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2010-11 Edition, Research Note #103 discusses job prospects for artists and other selected cultural occupations from 2008 to 2018.

Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States

Artist employment projections through 2018

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Authors:
Grantham, Ellen
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2011
16p.
Subjects:
Artists--Employment--United States