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Key Stats

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates

Table B24124, Detailed Occupation for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, find Music directors and composers and Musicians and singers

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Source: Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), 2009 to 2024, Total Revenue

512: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

7111: Performing Arts Companies

7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events

7114: Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers and Other Public Figures

7115: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

Source: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3), 1992 to 2024

Audio and Video Equipment: U.S. Total - Value of Shipments

Source: Business and Economy > International Trade Data

USA Trade Online, the Official Source of Trade Statistics.

Note: After you create an account, select options for Harmonized System (HS) District-level Data Exports or Imports, or State Export Data (Origin of Movement) or State Import Data (State of Destination) by HS or NAICS. Select Measures, Commodity (search for terms such as Sound, Music, Record), Country and Time for data. More information can be found in the Quick Start Guide.

Source: 2021 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program

Table AB2100CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S., States, Metro Areas: 2021, showing NAICS 5122, Sound Recording Industries

Source: 2018 - 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021, showing NAICS 339992, Musical Instrument Manufacturing

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Table BDSEAGE Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2021, showing NAICS 5122, Sound Recording Industries

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP)

Table CB2100CPB, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2021, showing: