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- Jobs
- The motion picture and television industry supported 1,134 direct jobs and 180 production related jobs.
- The software industry supported 2,530 direct jobs and 3,342 in total.
- Local television supported 3,620 jobs.
- Local radio supported 2,680 jobs.
- The app economy supported 8,430 jobs in the computing workforce.
- Wages
- $29.83 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
- $9.28 million earned by new media and internet creators
- In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $74,335.
- State Economic Impact
- Local software industry contributed $366 million to U.S. GDP.
- Local television contributed $1.64 billion to U.S. GDP.
- Local radio contributed $1.23 billion to U.S. GDP.
- U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
- Total Registrations: 2,968
- Visual Arts Total: 1,360
- Performing Arts Total: 225
- Sound Recording Total: 249
- Literary Works: 1,134
- Creative Community By the Numbers
- 1 video gaming company
- 98 local commercial radio stations.
- 17 local commercial television stations.
- 178 music publishers and 751 songwriters
- 32 newspaper publications
- 670 graphic designers
- 130 photographers
- Creative Spotlight
- These notable creatives hail from the state:
- The top 5 South Dakota daily newspapers by circulation Argus Leader, Rapid City Journal, American News, The Daily Republic, and the Watertown Public Opinion.
- Home of Mount Rushmore, which took over 15 years to complete
- Home of the Crazy Horse Mountain carving, which has over 1 million visitors per year.
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