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State of the Nations

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.

Reports in this series are published on a regular basis and include analysis of topical issues of interest to policymakers and industry.

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State of the Nations is an ongoing research series. These are the most recently released reports:

Migration in UK Creative Occupations and Industries 

A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report As the dust settles on the UK government’s Immigration Wh…

Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England

A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report With place based approaches to supporting culture are hig…

Higher Education and the Arts and Culture Sectors

A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report In this report, we consider the important role that highe…

Skills Mismatches in the UK’s Creative Industries

A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report The rapid growth of the UK’s creative industries has earn…

Read the latest policy briefs

Accompanying the reports are policy briefs, highlighting the key findings and policy implications:

Policy Brief: Migration in UK Creative Occupations and Industries

Overview The UK’s creative industries are internationally oriented, a fact that’s reflected in its e…

Policy Brief: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England

Overview Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, engagement and employment in the arts, culture and …

Policy Brief: Foreign Direct Investment in the UK’s Creative Industries

Read the Policy Brief based on the most recent State of the Nations Report on FDI.

Policy Brief: International Trade and the UK Creative Industries

This policy brief examines international trade in the UK creative industries. Drawing on our UK Trad…

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