Idaho

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  • Jobs
    • 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.
  • The Sun Valley Film Festival is held in Idaho.

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