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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