The motion picture and television industry supported 9,161 direct jobs and 3,483 production-related jobs.
The software industry supported 35,139 direct jobs and 107,895 jobs in total.
Local television supported 17,460 jobs.
Local radio supported 9,390 jobs.
The app economy supported 54,310 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$1.19 billion in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
$62.29 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $96,390.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $6.84 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $8.99 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $4.83 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 27,106
Visual Arts: 5,080
Performing Arts: 10,018
Sound Recordings: 5,603
Literary Works: 6,405
Creative Community By The Numbers
11 video gaming companies
3,376 music publishers and 11,271 songwriters.
59 local commercial radio stations
9 local commercial television stations
96 newspaper publications
2,260 graphic designers
630 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Connecticut:
John Mayer, musician
Seth MacFarlane, actor/producer
Meg Ryan, actor
Christopher Lloyd, actor
Harriet Beecher Stowe, writer
Katharine Hepburn, actor
The top 5 Connecticut daily newspapers by circulation are Hartford Courant, New Haven Register, Republic-American Newspaper, Connecticut Post, and Manchester Journal Inquirer.
ESPN is headquartered in Bristol.
The earliest U.S. copyright statute was passed by the General Court of Connecticut on January 8, 1783.
