Monthly, following the BLS Employment Situation release
Touring Middle Dashboard
Published as a dashboard rather than an index, because the available series describe industry groups that contain touring rather than touring itself.
Editions
Dated readings
Aug 27, 2026
Touring Middle Dashboard v1 — July 2026
Payroll employment in performing arts, spectator sports and related industries fell to 583.4 thousand in July 2026, 24.1 thousand below a year earlier.
What this monitor reads
- Employment, performing arts, spectator sports and related industries (CES7071100001)
- Employment, performing arts companies (CES7071110001)
- Employment, promoters of performing arts, sports and similar events (CES7071130001)
What it does not claim
- A composite touring index. No weighting is published because none is yet defensible.
- Any statement that industry employment measures live music. NAICS 711 includes spectator sports.