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Creative Sectors Made Up Nearly a Quarter of California’s Economy in 2020
Some sectors thrived, like architecture, which added 670,000 jobs, but others lagged behind, Otis College’s new report finds. | Jasmine Liu
The “creative economy” represented 23% of California’s gross regional product, or $687.6 billion, in 2020, according to a report by Los Angeles’s Otis College of Art and Design released this week. Defined by its authors as comprising five distinct sectors — architecture, “creative goods and products,” entertainment, fashion, and fine and performing arts — the industry is essential to the California economy, employing 3.9 million people.
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