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State of the Nations

The Creative PEC’s ‘State of the Nations’ report series uses the latest data to inform policymakers, industry and researchers on economic developments in the Creative Industries in four key areas; R&D, Innovation and Clusters; Internationalisation; the Arts, Culture and Heritage Sectors, and Education, Skills and Talent.

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The R&D, Innovation and Clusters State of the Nations reports provide regular overviews of R&D and innovation in Creative Industries businesses and creative clusters. The R&D, Innovation and Clusters theme is led by researchers at Sussex University. >

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The Creative Education, Skills, Talent State of the Nations reports provide regular updates on key issues related to the supply of and demand for creative talent in the UK’s Creative Industries. The Creative Education, Skills and Talent theme is led by researchers at Work Advance. >

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Internationalisation 

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Our Internationalisation State of the Nations reports provide regular overviews of international activity of the UK’s creative industries, in particular international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and migration. The Internationalisation theme is led by researchers from the Newcastle University. >

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The Arts, Culture and Heritage Sectors State of the Nations reports provide regular reporting on key issues of supply and demand facing the Arts, Culture and Heritage Sectors. The Arts, Culture and Heritage Sectors theme is led by researchers at Sheffield University. >

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Headline Statistics about the Creative Industries

Key statistics about the Creative Industries, drawn from official government sources and the Creative PEC’s own research.

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Number of jobs filled in the Creative Industries in the year from June 2022 to July 2023 (DCMS).
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Number of businesses in the creative industries, accounting for 9.7% of the 3.7 million registered businesses in the UK. (DCMS)
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Percentage of creative industry workers were self-employed in 2022 – compared to 14% in the rest of the economy (DCMS).
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Contributed by the Creative Industries to the economy in 2022 (DCMS).
London represented 34% of Creative Industries employment
34%
Self-employment accounts for
32%
Creative Industries R&D represented
12%
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The Creative PEC is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Creative PEC has been awarded funding by the AHRC for an additional five years, and is joint hosted by the University of Newcastle, alongside the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

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Our research consortium, which provides regular quantitative data reporting in the form of the State of the Nations series, is made up of colleagues from Sussex University, Sheffield University, Work Advance, and Newcastle University.

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