Connecticut

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  • Jobs
    • 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.

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