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.
