The motion picture and television industry supported 1,392 direct jobs and 432 production-related jobs.
The software industry supported 12,323 direct jobs and 14,940 jobs in total.
Local television supported 11,180 jobs.
Local radio supported 7,550 jobs.
The app economy supported 27,250 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$60.24 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
$24.48 million earned by new media and internet creators.
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $73,001.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $1.717 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $5.03 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $3.4 billion to U.S. GDP.
Copyright Registrations [2011-201]7
Total Registrations: 11,225
Visual Arts: 1,267
Performing Arts: 2,240
Sound Recording: 2,865
Literary Works: 4,853
Creative Community By The Numbers
8 video gaming companies
1,639 music publishers and 8,171 songwriters
240 local commercial radio stations
20 local commercial television stations.
81 newspaper publications
1,150 graphic designers
330 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Arkansas:
Johnny Cash, singer/songwriter
Mary Steenburgen, actor
Billy Bob Thornton, actor and singer/songwriter
John Grisham, writer/political commentator
Ne-Yo, singer/songwriter
Glen Campbell, singer
Al Green, singer/songwriter
Top 5 Arkansas daily newspapers by circulation are Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Southwest Times Record, Arkansas Times, Jonesboro Sun, and Texarkana Gazette.
Walmart is headquartered in Bentonville.
Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is set in Arkansas.
