A study by the National Endowment for the arts provides the first look at 21st century labor trends among working artists. Today, the NEA announced the release of "Artists in the Workforce: 1990-2005," the first nationwide look at artists' demographic and employment patterns in the 21st century. "Artists in the Workforce" analyzes working artist trends, gathering new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau to provide a comprehensive overview of this workforce segment, its maturation over the past 30 years, along with detailed information on specific artist occupations.
For the entire press release, visit: http://www.arts.gov/news/news08/ArtistsinWorkforce.html
