Creativity Is Basic Industry for Los Angeles, Accounting for 1 Million Jobs, $122 Billion in Sales for Region, Study Says.Business & Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000 Movie & TV Production Just One of Nine Major Industries Fueled by Creative Talent Creativity is an "uber" industry for Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, giving the area a competitive edge in nine leading industries, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report by Jack Kyser, chief economist The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis. It is distinguished from the other economist positions by the broader scope of responsibility encompassing the of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. (LAEDC LAEDC Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation LAEDC Louisiana Economic Development Council ). Creative industries account for 1,057,200 jobs and $121.78 billion in sales or revenues annually in Los Angeles County, according to the report. "Creativity is L.A.'s No. 1 basic industry -- it drives jobs, sales, business creation and exports," said Kyser. "Nowhere else in the world can you find the creative talent pool housed in Los Angeles. "The myth that we're a one-industry town based on motion picture and television production is completely destroyed by this study," noted Kyser. "It is clear that businesses whose lifeblood life·blood n. 1. Blood regarded as essential for life. 2. An indispensable or vital part: Capable workers are the lifeblood of the business. is a continuous flow of new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. must be in L.A." The economist compared creative industries in Los Angeles County with New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta, and found Los Angeles first in six categories. These are: apparel & textiles, auto manufacturing (Detroit was not included), furniture, motion picture production, technology and toys. L.A. ranked second in food and third in architecture and health sciences/biomed, the other categories studied. "Because the region's creative industries generate significant dollars and jobs giving us a competitive advantage, our goal is to influence businesses who rely on creativity to expand or come to L.A.," stated Lee Harrington, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the LAEDC. The most prominent recent announcement of a major company selecting Los Angeles because of its creative resources was General Motors re-opening its design studio in North Hollywood for access to movie industry talents. LA by Design will serve as the catalyst to get all of the region's cities, industries and institutions to work together more effectively to harness the full potential of creative Los Angeles. LAEDC is developing a road map to creative L.A. -- a full-service network See FSN. for people, businesses and institutions easily Internet-accessed (www.laedc.org).
Employment in Select Industries
Dallas-
Los New Chicago San Fort Atlanta
Angeles York Francisco Worth
County PMSA PMSA PMSA PMSA MSA
Apparel &
Textiles 153,832 131,087 19,825 16,406 11,374 18,707
Architecture 5,027 8,063 5,781 4,007 3,397 3,341
Auto mfg 11,269 341 10,304 118 -- 1,184
Food mfg 40,917 16,447 53,260 6,249 13,856 15,384
Furniture 38,880 14,338 18,945 4,642 9,302 8,967
Health services
& biomedical 325,269 497,029 346,113 78,068 129,073 134,157
Motion picture/
TV production 147,763 21,768 7,152 3,770 1,853 1,918
Technology 158,018 49,495 92,080 45,305 102,944 51,039
Toys 5,366 1,539 1,656 507 715 --
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997 County
Business Patterns
For a full copy of the LAEDC study, Creative Los Angeles, contact Beverly Dill at 213/236-4820 or bdill@laedc.org. |
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