Steep Job Losses in California, Home to the Largest Creative Economy in the US, Spell Trouble for the Rest of the Country, a Report Says
The report's authors hope to suggest a path to recovery.
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles. Image via Otis.edu
A study released today by the prestigious Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles paints a clear and unflattering portrait of the damage the pandemic has wrought on the California art world and its related industries.
According to the paper, which is the school’s 15th annual edition, the creative economy lost more than 13 percent of its job in California, and more than 25 percent in Los Angeles County. The motion picture and video production sector endured the brunt of the impact, with nearly 92,000 jobs lost nationwide; California accounted for roughly 60,000 of those, while Los Angeles County alone accounted for about 50,000.