Bridge Fight Board by Daniel Johnson dtjohnsonart.com
Creative economy
1. The Creative Economy
What 'industries' make up the creative industries?
- Advertising
- Architecture
- Arts and Culture
- Craft
- Createch
- Design
- Fashion
- Games
- Music
- Publishing
- TV & Film1
How many people are employed in the UK?2
In the UK the creative industry employees more
than 2 million people. Roughly around 3.2
million jobs, 1 in 11 have jobs in the creative
industry. There are more creative industries in
the south of the UK than the north, most jobs are
centred in/or near London.
How much do the creative industries generate each year?
Creative economy jobs added 81k in 2018. The Gross Value Added was around
£101.5bn in 2017. Since 2017 the GVA has increased 7.1 percent.
What is the growth of the creative
industries (comparatively)?
Comparatively, between 2010 and 2017 the
GVA of the creative industry increased by 53.1
per cent, much faster than the 29.7 per cent
increase in all other industries during 2010-2017.
1
https://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/uk-creative-overview/facts-and-figures#
2
https://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/resources/infographics