Actor Karen Brown walks the picket line with fellow SAG-AFRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, July 17, 2023.
Hollywood's labor pool is taking a hit as the dual strikes by actors and writers drag on.
The film, TV and music sectors shed a combined 17,000 jobs in August, "reflecting strike activity," the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday morning.
In contrast, the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs during the month, spurred by growth in the health care, leisure and construction industries.
The job losses for the motion picture and sound recording industries underscore one effect of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which began in May and in mid-July, respectively.
Persons:
Karen Brown, Dow Jones
Organizations:
SAG, Writers Guild of America, Paramount Studios, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Netflix, Disney
Locations:
Los Angeles , California, U.S