¹ Between 2009 and 2019, the source provided separate figures for the categories of administrative and production/technical. In 2020, it merged these categories into production and administrative. Data prior to 2020 for production and administrative have been calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ based on the figures previously published by the source.Â
All figures are estimates.
Data refer to the following number of theaters: 2,258 theaters in 2023. 2,006 theaters in 2022. 1,852 theaters in 2021. 1,422 theaters in 2020. 1,953 theaters in 2019. 1,855 theaters in 2018. 1,759 theaters in 2017. 1,850 theaters in 2016. 1,750 theaters in 2015. 1,770 theaters in 2014. 1,773 theaters in 2013. 1,782 theaters in 2012. 1,876 theaters in 2011.
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Workforce of not-for-profit theaters in the U.S. 2009-2023
The workforce of not-for-profit theaters in the United States grew significantly in 2023 over the previous fiscal year. Despite the annual increase, the total paid personnel of not-for-profit theaters in the U.S. remained below pre-pandemic levels, totaling around ** in 2023. That year, the artistic personnel accounted for roughly ** percent of the total workforce.
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