US creative industries lost 200k+ jobs in four years, worst stretch outside recessions
korymath · x · 2026-09-28
Economist Joseph Politano reports that America has shed more than 200,000 jobs in creative fields such as publishing, film, TV, and graphic design over the past four years — the worst stretch for arts employment outside of major recessions.
His data thread quantifies how much AI is to blame and asks whether the arts' business model can survive the disruption.
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