The motion picture and television industry supported 4,156 direct jobs and 969 production-related jobs.
The software industry supported 27,169 direct jobs and 45,937 jobs in total.
Local television supported 4,780 thousand jobs.
Local radio supported 2,830 thousand jobs.
The app economy supported 48,840 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$475.92 billion in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
$21.93 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $106,274.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $5.199 billion to U.S. GDP.
television generated $2.82 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio generated $1.66 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 57,061
Visual Arts: 6,029
Performing Arts: 3,629
Sound Recordings: 1,638
Literary Works: 45,765
Creative Community By The Numbers
14 video gaming companies in D.C.
16 local commercial radio stations.
6 local commercial T.V. stations.
30+ book and education publishers
1,710 graphic designers
260 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the District of Columbia:
Bill Nye, TV personality
Samuel L. Jackson, actor
Marvin Gaye, singer
Katherine Heigl, actor
Top 5 D.C. newspapers by circulation are the Washington Post, The Express (Washington), Washington City Paper, Sun Gazette Newspapers, and Washington Times.
