The motion picture and television industry supported 19,984 direct jobs and 6,554 production-related jobs.
The software industry supported 111,609 direct jobs and 309,611 jobs in total.
Local television supported 64,810 jobs.
Local radio supported 39,480 jobs.
The app economy supported 194,910 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$1.02 billion in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry.
$187.82 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $91,699.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $21.005 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $32.17 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $19.46 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 129,594
Visual Arts: 12,500
Performing Arts: 17,253
Sound Recordings: 20,864
Literary Works: 78,977
Industry
91 video gaming companies
14,486 music publishers and 42,624 songwriters
345 local commercial radio stations
36 local commercial television stations
269 newspaper publications
35+ book and education publishers
11,180 graphic designers
2,540 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Illinois:
Robin Williams, actor
Chance The Rapper, rapper/singer
Kanye West, rapper
Bob Woodward, journalist
Lorraine Hansberry, writer
C. Segar. Cartoonist/creator of Popeye
Shel Silverstein, cartoonist/author
The top 5 Illinois daily newspapers by circulation are The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Daily Herald, The News-Gazette, and The Journal Star.
Shaw Media, owners of the third oldest, continuously owned and operated family newspaper, is based in Illinois
Inc., publisher of the Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, and The Baltimore Sun, is headquartered in Chicago.
Television shows Empire, Chicago Fire, and The Girlfriend Experience were produced here.
