United States Payroll Employment for the Amusements, gambling, and recreation Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the amusements, gambling, and recreation industry was 1,604,600 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 41,900 jobs to the amusements, gambling, and recreation industry in March 2023.

The charts and table below shows the trend of payroll employment and the number of jobs added from January 2002 to March 2023.

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Amusements, gambling, and recreation Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Amusements, gambling, and recreation Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Amusements, gambling, and recreation Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 1134400
February 2002 1147500 13100
March 2002 1191300 43800
April 2002 1256500 65200
May 2002 1358600 102100
June 2002 1506000 147400
July 2002 1543600 37600
August 2002 1503700 -39900
September 2002 1356900 -146800
October 2002 1268400 -88500
November 2002 1189900 -78500
December 2002 1202700 12800
January 2003 1178600 -24100
February 2003 1175100 -3500
March 2003 1197300 22200
April 2003 1258100 60800
May 2003 1373200 115100
June 2003 1529900 156700
July 2003 1584200 54300
August 2003 1550100 -34100
September 2003 1369700 -180400
October 2003 1283800 -85900
November 2003 1203800 -80000
December 2003 1213700 9900
January 2004 1181900 -31800
February 2004 1189300 7400
March 2004 1231800 42500
April 2004 1311900 80100
May 2004 1423900 112000
June 2004 1578800 154900
July 2004 1625600 46800
August 2004 1587900 -37700
September 2004 1431900 -156000
October 2004 1326300 -105600
November 2004 1242400 -83900
December 2004 1233500 -8900
January 2005 1201000 -32500
February 2005 1211700 10700
March 2005 1244700 33000
April 2005 1348700 104000
May 2005 1454100 105400
June 2005 1618400 164300
July 2005 1663900 45500
August 2005 1638400 -25500
September 2005 1458600 -179800
October 2005 1355200 -103400
November 2005 1280200 -75000
December 2005 1268900 -11300
January 2006 1227800 -41100
February 2006 1229800 2000
March 2006 1268000 38200
April 2006 1349300 81300
May 2006 1455200 105900
June 2006 1620900 165700
July 2006 1671000 50100
August 2006 1634200 -36800
September 2006 1455100 -179100
October 2006 1367300 -87800
November 2006 1293900 -73400
December 2006 1302500 8600
January 2007 1257900 -44600
February 2007 1268500 10600
March 2007 1303800 35300
April 2007 1373400 69600
May 2007 1490000 116600
June 2007 1654700 164700
July 2007 1694400 39700
August 2007 1654900 -39500
September 2007 1482000 -172900
October 2007 1396300 -85700
November 2007 1314300 -82000
December 2007 1316300 2000
January 2008 1278800 -37500
February 2008 1289000 10200
March 2008 1328200 39200
April 2008 1392000 63800
May 2008 1491500 99500
June 2008 1647500 156000
July 2008 1687900 40400
August 2008 1648100 -39800
September 2008 1465300 -182800
October 2008 1382600 -82700
November 2008 1291200 -91400
December 2008 1291800 600
January 2009 1251000 -40800
February 2009 1259300 8300
March 2009 1282400 23100
April 2009 1341600 59200
May 2009 1438800 97200
June 2009 1579600 140800
July 2009 1633200 53600
August 2009 1596700 -36500
September 2009 1450100 -146600
October 2009 1338900 -111200
November 2009 1253900 -85000
December 2009 1245200 -8700
January 2010 1209700 -35500
February 2010 1214500 4800
March 2010 1251100 36600
April 2010 1332300 81200
May 2010 1420100 87800
June 2010 1600400 180300
July 2010 1646900 46500
August 2010 1604100 -42800
September 2010 1444100 -160000
October 2010 1339600 -104500
November 2010 1247900 -91700
December 2010 1241700 -6200
January 2011 1198800 -42900
February 2011 1216800 18000
March 2011 1262100 45300
April 2011 1345000 82900
May 2011 1434700 89700
June 2011 1612600 177900
July 2011 1665300 52700
August 2011 1625200 -40100
September 2011 1452900 -172300
October 2011 1355600 -97300
November 2011 1269300 -86300
December 2011 1267500 -1800
January 2012 1243000 -24500
February 2012 1257100 14100
March 2012 1311200 54100
April 2012 1371900 60700
May 2012 1467600 95700
June 2012 1647200 179600
July 2012 1698100 50900
August 2012 1667800 -30300
September 2012 1479000 -188800
October 2012 1395100 -83900
November 2012 1313600 -81500
December 2012 1309700 -3900
January 2013 1277900 -31800
February 2013 1287300 9400
March 2013 1339700 52400
April 2013 1396600 56900
May 2013 1517300 120700
June 2013 1713000 195700
July 2013 1756900 43900
August 2013 1704500 -52400
September 2013 1510500 -194000
October 2013 1434700 -75800
November 2013 1346400 -88300
December 2013 1357500 11100
January 2014 1327100 -30400
February 2014 1334700 7600
March 2014 1368500 33800
April 2014 1437500 69000
May 2014 1566600 129100
June 2014 1748800 182200
July 2014 1803100 54300
August 2014 1741700 -61400
September 2014 1550400 -191300
October 2014 1485700 -64700
November 2014 1396300 -89400
December 2014 1394300 -2000
January 2015 1358700 -35600
February 2015 1372500 13800
March 2015 1410400 37900
April 2015 1485200 74800
May 2015 1622800 137600
June 2015 1802200 179400
July 2015 1853900 51700
August 2015 1797600 -56300
September 2015 1615300 -182300
October 2015 1532300 -83000
November 2015 1458900 -73400
December 2015 1447700 -11200
January 2016 1409500 -38200
February 2016 1428000 18500
March 2016 1480300 52300
April 2016 1552700 72400
May 2016 1668700 116000
June 2016 1878300 209600
July 2016 1936200 57900
August 2016 1879700 -56500
September 2016 1674200 -205500
October 2016 1591100 -83100
November 2016 1530500 -60600
December 2016 1501200 -29300
January 2017 1462100 -39100
February 2017 1483200 21100
March 2017 1515700 32500
April 2017 1602900 87200
May 2017 1716000 113100
June 2017 1931000 215000
July 2017 1992700 61700
August 2017 1938500 -54200
September 2017 1703500 -235000
October 2017 1639700 -63800
November 2017 1547100 -92600
December 2017 1553400 6300
January 2018 1507500 -45900
February 2018 1520400 12900
March 2018 1560600 40200
April 2018 1619700 59100
May 2018 1745100 125400
June 2018 1973200 228100
July 2018 2032800 59600
August 2018 1974200 -58600
September 2018 1738300 -235900
October 2018 1661300 -77000
November 2018 1568900 -92400
December 2018 1577400 8500
January 2019 1556900 -20500
February 2019 1564200 7300
March 2019 1608500 44300
April 2019 1664000 55500
May 2019 1769200 105200
June 2019 1975300 206100
July 2019 2051300 76000
August 2019 1990800 -60500
September 2019 1773800 -217000
October 2019 1715200 -58600
November 2019 1625400 -89800
December 2019 1649700 24300
January 2020 1621500 -28200
February 2020 1628800 7300
March 2020 1611600 -17200
April 2020 740300 -871300
May 2020 854800 114500
June 2020 1264300 409500
July 2020 1434800 170500
August 2020 1396600 -38200
September 2020 1325200 -71400
October 2020 1299100 -26100
November 2020 1245700 -53400
December 2020 1163300 -82400
January 2021 1121200 -42100
February 2021 1156800 35600
March 2021 1222500 65700
April 2021 1336000 113500
May 2021 1471600 135600
June 2021 1679100 207500
July 2021 1774700 95600
August 2021 1740400 -34300
September 2021 1554800 -185600
October 2021 1503800 -51000
November 2021 1458900 -44900
December 2021 1444500 -14400
January 2022 1414000 -30500
February 2022 1441000 27000
March 2022 1483100 42100
April 2022 1544700 61600
May 2022 1653900 109200
June 2022 1867800 213900
July 2022 1931600 63800
August 2022 1880200 -51400
September 2022 1686200 -194000
October 2022 1641500 -44700
November 2022 1588600 -52900
December 2022 1592400 3800
January 2023 1544400 -48000
February 2023 1562700 18300
March 2023 1604600 41900