The motion picture and television industry supported 2,061 direct jobs and 239 production-related jobs
The software industry supported 6,090 direct jobs and 16,250 jobs in total.
Local television supported 6,000 jobs.
Local radio supported 4,390 jobs.
The app economy supported 8,920 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$61.45 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
$27.03 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $73,538.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $962 million to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $2.61 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $1.93 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 9,727
Visual Arts: 1,559
Performing Arts: 1,057
Sound Recordings: 1,029
Literary Works: 6,082
Creative Community By The Numbers
9 video gaming companies
540 music publishers and 1,999 songwriters
121 local commercial radio stations
14 local commercial television stations
33 newspaper publications
1,100 graphic designers
220 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Idaho:
Aaron Paul, actor
Lana Turner, actor
The top 5 daily Idaho newspapers by circulation are the Idaho Statesman, Twin Falls Times-News, Lewiston Morning Tribune, Coeur d’Alene Press, and Post Register.
