Delaware

  • Jobs
    • The motion picture and television industry supported 491 direct jobs and 167 production-related jobs.
    • The software industry supported 6,457 direct jobs and supported 15,596 jobs in total.
    • Local television supported 4,420 jobs.
    • Local radio supported 2,750 jobs.
    • The app economy supported 15,130 jobs in the computing workforce.
  • Wages
    • $13.91 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
    • $9.12 million earned by new media and internet creators
    • In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $94,551.
  • State Economic Impact
    • Local software industry contributed $1.076 billion to U.S. GDP.
    • Local television contributed $2.34 billion to U.S. GDP.
    • Local radio contributed $1.44 billion to U.S. GDP.
  • U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
    • Total Registrations: 7,592
      • Visual Arts: 1,356
      • Performing Arts: 1,346
      • Sound Recordings: 1,521
      • Literary Works: 3,369
  • Creative Community By The Numbers
    • 5 video gaming companies
    • 786 music publishers and 2,917 songwriters
    • 21 local commercial radio stations
    • 3 local commercial T.V. stations
    • 18 newspaper publications
    • 470 graphic designers
    • 110 photographers
  • Creative Spotlight
    • Notable creators who hail from the state of Delaware:
      • Ryan Philippe, actor
      • Valerie Bertinelli, actor
      • Aubrey Plaza, actor
      • Clifford Brown, jazz trumpeter
  • The top 5 Delaware newspapers by circulation are Wilmington News Journal, Dover Post, Delaware State News, Hockessin Community News, and Sussex County Post.
  • Midway Games, video game developer and publisher
  • The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is held in Wilmington, Delaware.

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