Unit 1: Task 6

 

Neva Morrison

Task 6

The creative industries in comparison to other sectors

In comparison to other sectors, the creative industry is doing very well as 2018 records show the sectors £111.7 billion value to be worth £35 billion more than the automotive, life science, aerospace, oil and gas industries combined. while records also suggest that the creative industry so new job postings happening at twice the rate of the rest of the economy. in the same year the creative industry also accounted for half a million more jobs done the digital sector showing the creative industry to be a constantly growing and successful sector.

The industries within the creative industries

The creative industry spans a wide range of sectors. these separate industries are categorised into 8 areas. These subsectors are

·        -Design and fashion

·         -Architecture   

·         -Crafts 

·         -Film, TV, Video, Radio and Photography  

·         -Publishing

·         -Music, Performing and Visual Arts

·         -IT, Software and Computer Services    

·         -Museums, Galleries and Libraries

Employment in the UK creative industry

The statistics from the department of digital, culture, media and sports shows that in 2018 2040 thousand people were employed in the creative industry out of the 33,170 people employed in the UK as a whole.

The creative industries worth

In 2018, the creative industry was valued at £111.7 billion, it grew by 7.4% from the 2017 value, sharing with greater industry is an extremely successful sector.

The comparative growth of the creative industries

the creative industry continues to grow across all sectors with a 1.6% increase of employment figures between 2017 and 2018. along with the industry's value between the same period increasing by 7.4%.