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The following reports and resources offer information and data on the Arts + Creative Industries in Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and the U.S.A.
2022 USA - 4.3% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and $1.1 Trillion Industry
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis's March 25, 2024 release, the US Arts + Creative Industries output is:
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over $1.1 trillion in value added to the U.S. economy
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4.3% of U.S. gross domestic product
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5.2 million jobs
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$540.9 billion in total compensation
The top five arts + creative industries by total value added to the U.S. economy in 2022 were: web publishing and streaming, broadcasting, government services (including public schools), publishing, and motion picture and video industries. The value added by three industries—independent artists, writers, and performers; performing arts presenters; and agents/managers—have all outstripped 2019 levels.
2022 Michigan - 3.0% of Output and $18.4 Billion Economic Value Added
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis March 25, 2024 release, Michigan's arts + creative industries output is:
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$18.4 billion industry
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3.0% "GDP"
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120,714 jobs.
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$10.4 billion in compensation, not including creative gig workers
Produced or recommended by Creative Washtenaw
Includes statistics about the companies, jobs, wages and economic impact in Washtenaw, Michigan and the U.S.
Arts + Economic Prosperity 6 Results
Creative Washtenaw Counts - Snapshot Nonprofits
The Arts + Creative Industries defined
State-Level Estimates of the Arts' Economic Value and Employment (2001-2021)
Arts + Creative Education Integration for Student Excellence - (ACEISE) Washtenaw Intermediate School District Report on Inequity and Access to arts + creative education.
The Creative Industries in Washtenaw County, Creative Many Michigan
The Impact of Federal Funds on Music & Arts Education: Results from 2022 Survey
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) Creative Industry Reports & Tools
2022 Congressional Arts Handbook
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Arts + Social Impact Explorer
Explore the intersection of the arts + creative industries with 30 sectors to gather resource to educate decision makers about the social impact of the arts + creative industries and encourage more supportive policy action at the local level.
- Spin the Explorer wheel and review a snapshot of arts + creative industries social impact through sample projects, impact points and selected publications.
- Search for projects that are having significant social impact at the local level and add your own projects and stories to the Local Project database.
- Make your case and Build a Fact Sheet to present to decision makers that includes your own organization’s projects and pulls from resources in the Explorer.
- Find publications and studies in the National Arts Publication Database, your one stop publications bibliography of arts administration, policy, and practice for Arts Administrators.