NEA assures artists of the nation that we are still all screwed

according to the NEA:

-artists are unemployed at twice the rate of professional workers
-unemployment rates for artists have risen more rapidly than for US workers as a whole
-artist unemployment rates would be even higher if not for the large number of artists leaving the workforce
-unemployment rose for most types of artist occupations
-the job market for artists is unlikely to improve until long after the US economy starts to recover

taken from:
http://www.arts.gov/news/news09/artist-unemployment-rates.html