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Movie theater establishments and wages, fourth quarter 2014
July 14, 2015
Do you go to the movie theater in the summer to see the latest blockbuster or catch a break from the heat? In the fourth quarter of 2014, there were 4,286 motion picture theaters (except drive-ins) in the United States. California, Texas, Florida, and New York each had over 200 movie theaters. Delaware had 8, the fewest among all states. The District of Columbia had 12 movie theaters and Rhode Island had 13.
Establishments of motion picture theaters, except drive-ins, by state, fourth quarter 2014
115 and higher
86 to 114
51 to 85
27 to 50
26 and lower
156
Pennsylvania
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Establishments of motion picture theaters, except drive-ins, by state, fourth quarter 2014
State
Quarterly establishments
Alabama
53
Alaska
17
Arizona
75
Arkansas
51
California
441
Colorado
89
Connecticut
52
Delaware
8
District of Columbia
12
Florida
229
Georgia
122
Hawaii
23
Idaho
32
Illinois
154
Indiana
106
Iowa
91
Kansas
59
Kentucky
65
Louisiana
45
Maine
32
Maryland
57
Massachusetts
89
Michigan
115
Minnesota
108
Mississippi
26
Missouri
107
Montana
34
Nebraska
43
Nevada
41
New Hampshire
25
New Jersey
82
New Mexico
36
New York
220
North Carolina
129
North Dakota
27
Ohio
148
Oklahoma
76
Oregon
86
Pennsylvania
156
Rhode Island
13
South Carolina
46
South Dakota
22
Tennessee
86
Texas
299
Utah
75
Vermont
15
Virginia
97
Washington
132
West Virginia
30
Wisconsin
86
Wyoming
24
Average weekly wages at movie theaters, except drive-ins, were $262 in the fourth quarter 2014. Metropolitan areas in which the average weekly wage was greater than $400 include Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida ($442), and Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin ($410).
In California, the state with the most movie theaters, the Hanford-Corcoran metropolitan area had the highest average weekly wage ($287) followed by Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura ($261).
Average weekly wages at motion picture theaters, except drive-ins, by metropolitan area, fourth quarter 2014
$261
Rochester, NY
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Average weekly wages at motion picture theaters, except drive-ins, by metropolitan area, fourth quarter 2014
Metropolitan area
Average weekly wage
Albuquerque, NM
$238
Asheville, NC
297
Barnstable Town, MA
346
Battle Creek, MI
184
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
221
Bellingham, WA
309
Bend-Redmond, OR
248
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
185
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
327
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
264
Charleston, WV
240
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
388
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
216
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
265
Chico, CA
243
Clarksville, TN-KY
213
College Station-Bryan, TX
131
Columbia, MO
242
Columbia, SC
204
Corvallis, OR
242
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
239
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
193
East Stroudsburg, PA
240
El Centro, CA
226
El Paso, TX
207
Eugene, OR
289
Fayetteville, NC
201
Florence, SC
196
Fort Smith, AR-OK
258
Gettysburg, PA
278
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
324
Greeley, CO
160
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
240
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
287
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
199
Iowa City, IA
181
Jackson, MS
219
Jacksonville, FL
229
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
302
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
198
Lafayette, LA
247
Lancaster, PA
243
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
140
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
212
Longview, TX
216
Madison, WI
186
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
220
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
410
Modesto, CA
253
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
442
New Haven-Milford, CT
250
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
304
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
1,005
Norwich-New London, CT
230
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
269
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
207
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
261
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
313
Panama City, FL
244
Pittsfield, MA
262
Port St. Lucie, FL
226
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
255
Reading, PA
208
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
258
Roanoke, VA
244
Rochester, NY
261
St. George, UT
219
Salinas, CA
231
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
296
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
206
Santa Rosa, CA
202
Savannah, GA
198
Sioux Falls, SD
189
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
230
Springfield, MO
187
Stockton-Lodi, CA
215
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
301
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
135
Wheeling, WV-OH
230
Winston-Salem, NC
185
These data are from theQuarterly Census of Employment and Wagesprogram. Average weekly wage data for all metropolitan areas are not available because data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. For more information about motion picture theaters and other industry employment, see theQCEW data viewer tool. Data for the most recent quarter are preliminary and subject to revision.