OUR CREATIVE ECONOMY BY THE NUMBERS
$1.4 billion: Economic activity generated by the creative economy in the Akron metropolitan area
17,608 jobs: Created by the creative economy in the Akron metropolitan area
198,006: Akron’s Population (2018)
$768 million: Supplied in wages and proprietor income by the creative economy in the Akron metropolitan area
KEY SECTOR FACTS
Akron’s creative sector is the largest employment block with 2.738, including independent artists, writers, and performers.
Publishing-related industries are strong in Akron (Book publishing, internet publishing, and periodical publishing have large output and employment impacts in Akron).
Akron also has a significant manufacturing presence with large impacts in sign manufacturing and ornamental and architectural metalwork manufacturing