Indiana

  • Jobs
    • The motion picture and television industry supported 7,018 direct jobs and 1,493 production-related jobs.
    • The software industry supported 36,080 direct jobs and 58,274 jobs in total.
    • Local television supported 27,560 jobs.
    • Local radio supported 18,870 jobs.
    • The app economy supported 61,090 jobs in the computing workforce.
  • Wages
    • $241.06 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
    • $71.87 million earned by new media and internet creators
    • In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $79,041.
  • State Economic Impact
    • Local software industry contributed $4.717 billion to U.S. GDP.
    • Local television contributed $13.08 billion to U.S. GDP.
    • Local radio contributed $8.92 billion to U.S. GDP.
  • U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
    • Total Registrations: 33,976
      • Visual Arts: 4,030
      • Performing Arts: 4,832
      • Sound Recordings: 6,292
      • Literary Works: 18,822
  • Creative Community By the Numbers
    • 17 video gaming companies
    • 3,414 music publishers and 15,059 songwriters
    • 239 local commercial radio stations
    • 31 local commercial television stations
    • 119 newspaper publications
    • 3,950 graphic designers
    • 770 photographers
  • Creative Spotlight
    • Notable creators who hail from the state of Indiana:
      • Michael Jackson, singer/songwriter
      • Axl Rose, singer/songwriter
      • James Dean, actor
      • Jerry Scott, cartoonist
      • Joshua Bell, violinist
    • The top 5 Indiana daily newspapers by circulation are The Indianapolis Star, The Times of Northwest Indiana, The Journal Gazette, The South Bend Tribune, and The Evansville Courier & Press.

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