Friday, February 6, 2009

186,251 Creative Jobs in Colorado

The Colorado Council on the Arts found that 186,251 jobs in Colorado are associated with creative enterprises and creative occupations. The findings were in its "Colorado: State-of-the-Art, Key Findings from The State of Colorado's Creative Economy" study.

Colorado's creative enterprises employed more than 122,000 individuals in about 8,000 establishments. This accounts for 3.9 % of the state's estimated 3.2 million jobs, making it Colorado's fifth largest employment sector, according to the study.

Only New York, California, Massachusetts and Vermont have a higher concentration of creative talent. Colorado also ranks second in concentration of architects, seventh in concentration of writers, designers, entertainers and performers, and eight in concentration of photographers.

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Source: Boulder County Business Report
Link: http://www.bcbr.com/article.asp?id=98532

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