According to new statistics from the US Department of Labor, nearly one In 1,000 Americans is a working musician.

The Department of Labor counted 269,400 working musicians in 2010. When you match that up against the latest US Census population figure -- 308,745,538 people -- it means one in 1,146 American adults is either flying to gigs in private jets or scraping by on gigs at Lower East Side dives. The figures include musicians, singers, composers, musical directors and similar endeavors.

More Labor stats from 2010:

Number of 'Musicians, Singers, & Related Workers': 269,400
Subset of 'Musicians and Singers': 176,200
Subset of 'Music Directors and Composers': 93,500
Median Hourly Salary, Musician/Singer: $22.39
Median Hourly Salary, Director/Composer: $22.10

Also according to the Labor statistics, jobs among musicians have grown since 2000, a big surprise considering the latest recession.

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