Economics
Hollywood Employs More Workers Than Mining and Farming, MPAA Says
- Report shows entertainment industry’s spread beyond California
- Film, TV have $10.3 billion trade surplus with rest of world
The Hollywood Sign in Hollywood, California.
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The U.S. television and film industry has become a bigger employer than farming, oil and gas extraction, and mining, according to an analysis by the Motion Picture Association of America.
The production and distribution of TV shows and movies directly employ more people in 34 states than each of those industries, the group said.