The UK’s creative industries are an economic success story, contributing £124.6 billion to the country’s economy in 2022 – around 6% of the total. These industries, which include film, TV and publishing, grew by more than 50% between 2010 and 2022.
According to the latest figures from the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (up to December 2022), there were 2.4 million jobs throughout these creative industries – 295,000 more than in 2019, an increase of 14.1%. In the same period, overall UK employment increased by only 0.6%. So, they are making up a growing share of the UK’s workforce – 7.1% in 2022.
