This statistic shows the payroll of the arts and culture industry in the United States from 1999 to 2012. In 2012, the payroll of selected firms within the arts and culture industry amounted to approximately 92.45 billion U.S. dollars.
* The data was gathered by the Census Bureau and takes into account 43 arts and culture related categories from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Figures have been rounded.
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Americans for the Arts. (November 24, 2014). Payroll of the arts and culture industry in the United States from 1999 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273489/us-arts-and-culture-industry-total-payroll/
Americans for the Arts. "Payroll of the arts and culture industry in the United States from 1999 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. November 24, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273489/us-arts-and-culture-industry-total-payroll/
Americans for the Arts. (2014). Payroll of the arts and culture industry in the United States from 1999 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273489/us-arts-and-culture-industry-total-payroll/
Americans for the Arts. "Payroll of The Arts and Culture Industry in The United States from 1999 to 2012 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273489/us-arts-and-culture-industry-total-payroll/
Americans for the Arts, Payroll of the arts and culture industry in the United States from 1999 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273489/us-arts-and-culture-industry-total-payroll/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Payroll of the arts and culture industry in the United States from 1999 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Americans for the Arts, November 24, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273489/us-arts-and-culture-industry-total-payroll/
