Entertainment Industry “Undergoing Once-In-A-Generation Changes” As LA’s Share Of Film & TV Employment Fell By 8% During Strikes, Study Finds

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During the 2023 Hollywood strikes, the Los Angeles region’s share of national Film and TV employment fell to 27%, compared to 35% just the year before.

The stat is from a new study, “Die Another Day”, Part 2 of Otis College Report on the Creative Economy. It also examines the evolution of the entertainment workforce, which has become less dependent on traditional film and TV business as well as more white collar and racially diverse in the streaming era.

Part 1 of the study conducted by Westwood Economics and Planning Associates, which also used a movie title for its name, “The Day After Tomorrow,” reported a 17% drop in entertainment industry employment from April to October 2023 as a result of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, compounded by the ongoing post Peak TV contraction.

The followup report (you can read it in full here) focuses on the sea changes in the entertainment industry’s makeup, with the Film and TV industry accounting for 52% of Los Angeles County’s Greater Entertainment Industry, down from 64% in 2013.