There were 1,800 arts, entertainment and recreation businesses in Massachusetts that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in Massachusetts than in any other category.
The following table shows how many arts, entertainment and recreation businesses with between one and four employees were in Massachusetts during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Arts, entertainment and recreation businesses with between one and four employees in Massachusetts (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
125,082
2013
126,952
2014
129,839
2015
133,610
2016
137,210
