Arts, Entertainment Recreation
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments
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Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments
The number of establishments in the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector, shown as a rate per 10,000 people.
Arts and cultural attractions bring visitors and money into a region, and contribute to the vitality and prestige of a community.
In 2016, there were 4.1 establishments in the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector per 10,000 residents in Erie County. This was slightly higher than the state rate of 3.7 and slightly lower than the U.S. rate of 4.2.
Since 2000, the county rate has fluctuated, starting at a low of 3.7 in 2000 and peaking at 4.2 in 2009. The rate declined from 2011 to 2013 before increasing in 2014 to 2016. Both the state and national rates increased from 2000 until mid-decade, then declined slightly, and then increased in recent years. Overall, in Erie County the number of establishments in this sector per 10,000 residents in 2016 was 11% higher than in 2000. The state and nation saw slightly higher increases of 13% and 15% over this time period.
In 2016, the number of Arts, Entertainment and Recreation establishments per 10,000 residents in Broome County, NY was similar to Erie, while the rates were lower in Luzerne County, PA (2.7) and Stark County, OH (3.2). All three comparison counties had lower rates than Erie from 2000 until Broome caught up to Erie in 2015.
County establishment estimates are reported by place of work, not place of residence. 2017 data for this indicator are expected to be released in the second quarter of 2019. An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted or services or industrial operations are performed.
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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| United States | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Erie County, PA | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Broome County, NY | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Stark County, OH | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Luzerne County, PA | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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| United States | 103,816 | 105,961 | 110,375 | 113,991 | 118,827 | 121,777 | 123,048 | 125,222 | 124,279 | 122,857 | 123,151 | 123,327 | 125,082 | 126,952 | 129,839 | 133,610 | 137,210 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,031 | 4,144 | 4,286 | 4,460 | 4,664 | 4,749 | 4,678 | 4,682 | 4,648 | 4,538 | 4,508 | 4,445 | 4,444 | 4,502 | 4,552 | 4,651 | 4,750 |
| Erie County, PA | 103 | 108 | 115 | 108 | 114 | 115 | 105 | 111 | 114 | 118 | 117 | 114 | 113 | 110 | 111 | 111 | 112 |
| Broome County, NY | 68 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 68 | 65 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 76 |
| Stark County, OH | 131 | 128 | 129 | 128 | 138 | 138 | 143 | 136 | 138 | 125 | 128 | 127 | 124 | 130 | 122 | 121 | 121 |
| Luzerne County, PA | 74 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 88 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
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