Creative workers, creative enterprises and creative communities bring the entrepreneurial strengths of the private sector to economic development. In 2006, arts industry wages alone infused more than $3.9 billion into North Carolina’s economy, according to research by Regional Technology Strategies (RTS), which estimated creative sector employment at more than four percent of total employment in North Carolina.
In 2009, the market value of goods and services produced and sustained by North Carolina's Creative Industry was more than $41.4 billion, or 5.86% of the state's total production. According to research by the N.C. Department of Commerce, the Creative Industry creates and sustains nearly 300,000 jobs or 5.54% of total state employment.
Read the latest research on the Creative Industry in North Carolina »
You also might find the following links and documents helpful:
- Other North Carolina Arts Research
- Fact Sheet: The North Carolina Arts Council
- Background: The North Carolina Arts Council
- North Carolina: The Creative State - Jobs Talking Points
- The Arts = Jobs: A National Perspective
To read the full, original article click on this link: N.C. Arts Council - Creative Economy Resources
