The motion picture and television industry supported 3,283 direct jobs and 1,053 production-related jobs.
The software industry supported 26,964 direct jobs and 51,582 jobs in total.
Local television supported 18,680 jobs.
Local radio supported 12,450 jobs.
The app economy supported 39,000 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$171.81 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
$40.64 million earned by new media and internet creators.
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $85,466.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $3.635 billion to the state’s GDP.
Local television contributed $8.5 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $5.66 billion to U.S. GDP.
Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 22,400
Visual Arts: 1,721
Performing Arts: 5,494
Sound Recording: 4,684
Literary Works Works: 10,501
Creative Community By The Numbers
7 video gaming companies.
3,775 music publishers and 18,896 songwriters
286 local commercial radio stations
34 local commercial T.V. stations
99 newspaper publications
1,670 graphic designers
480 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creator who hail from the state of Alabama:
Courteney Cox, actor
Octavia Spencer, actor
Channing Tatum, actor
Lionel Richie, singer
Robin Roberts, TV journalist
Harper Lee, novelist
Nat King Cole, jazz pianist/singer-songwriter
Hank Williams, singer and songwriter
The top 5 Alabama daily newspapers by circulation are The Birmingham News, Mobile Press-Register, The Huntsville Times, The Tuscaloosa News, and Montgomery Advertiser.
Books-A-Million, the bookstore chain is headquartered in Birmingham
Selma and Get Out were filmed in Alabama.
The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, takes place in Alabama.
