The creative economy adds 600 jobs a year in the Triad region.
At the average salary of $37,288, that’s an increase of over 22 million dollars in earnings per year. CCE programs are designed to support this trend and the mission remains to catalyze and develop creative industries in the Triad and the state of North Carolina. These jobs are not easily outsourced abroad, and so make good stable industries to grow in NC.
Studies of the labor market between 1973 and the present show that the prospect for continuing employment is much higher for creative occupations than for routine jobs that do not require creative/ analytical skills. During that period, unemployment for creative jobs rarely rose to four percent. For routine jobs, unemployment rarely dipped as low as four percent.
The National Creative Economy Coalition, which the Center for Creative Economy is a member of, released a national report in September 2013.
This report studies the creative industries in 27 different states, the first time this work has been done in the US. CCE’s Founding Executive Director, Margaret Collins, co-authored the report.
Our Creative Focus
We are often asked about the creative businesses we serve. Below is an array of industries showing the diverse make up the creative economy. There is a concentration of design, artisanal skills, and creative technologies that serve various industries. All creatives and artists are welcome to engage with CCE’s events and programs. We hope to see you soon!
- Advertising
- Art & Health
- Animation
- Animatronics
- Apparel & Textiles
- Apps (creative Industries)
- Architecture
- Augmented & Virtual Reality
- Creative Health Tech
- Culinary
- Data Visualization
- Digital Design
- Education Tech
- Fashion
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
- Museum Tech
- Augmented & Virtual Reality
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Photography
- Planning / Design
- Product Design
- Publishing
- Software (creative industries)
- Studio & Fine Arts
- 3D Printing (creative products)
- TV & Film
- Video Games
- And More!
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America’s Creative Economy
Studies of the labor market between 1973 and the present show that the prospect for continuing employment is much higher for creative occupations than for routine jobs that do not require creative/ analytical skills. During that period, unemployment for creative jobs rarely rose to four percent. For routine jobs, unemployment rarely dipped as low as four percent.
The National Creative Economy Coalition, which the Center for Creative Economy is a member of, released a national report in September 2013.
This report studies the creative industries in 27 different states, the first time this work has been done in the US. CCE’s Founding Executive Director, Margaret Collins, co-authored the report.
