Maine

  • Jobs
    • The motion picture and television industry supported 1,570 direct jobs and 287 production-related jobs
    • The software industry supported 5,588 direct jobs and 13,199 jobs in total.
    • Local television supported 5,110 jobs.
    • Local radio supported 4,140 jobs.
    • The app economy supported 12,390 jobs in the computing workforce.
  • Wages
    • $53.84 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
    • $26.35 million earned by new media and internet creators
    • In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $76,938.
  • State Economic Impact
    • Local software industry contributed $933 million to U.S. GDP.
    • Local television contributed $2.21 billion to U.S. GDP.
    • Local radio contributed $1.83 billion to U.S. GDP.
  • U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
    • Total Registrations: 7,744
      • Visual Arts: 1,411
      • Performing Arts: 984
      • Sound Recordings: 1,575
      • Literary Works: 3,774
  • Creative Community By the Numbers
    • 7 video gaming companies
    • 661 music publishers and 2,325 songwriters
    • 92 local commercial radio stations
    • 10 local commercial television stations
    • 42 newspaper publications
    • 660 graphic designers
    • 120 photographers
  • Creative Spotlight
    • Notable creators who hail from the state of Maine:
      • Anna Kendrick, actor
      • Patrick Dempsey, actor
      • Stephen King, author
      • Erin Andrews, sportscaster
  • The top 5 Maine daily newspapers by circulation are Lewiston Sun Journal, The Portland Phoenix, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, and Twin City Times.

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