Los Angeles major, Karen Bass, speaking at the Creative Economy Launch Event

Creative Economy

Otis College Report on the Creative Economy

The Otis College Report on the Creative Economy is an essential resource that examines the influence and impact of creative industries on California's overall economy. Initiated in 2007 as an annual publication, the report has expanded into a comprehensive research program.

It now includes a series of timely studies, an interactive digital dashboard showcasing data and trends across various creative sectors, and related events. This evolution highlights the ongoing commitment of Otis College to providing valuable insights and fostering a deeper understanding of the creative economy's role in economic development.

Creative Economy Dashboard and Report

Otis College’s creative economy dashboard is an interactive online resource that tracks the performance of the creative economy across California in real time. This free tool provides users with immediate access to current information, compiling data found in the previous reports, new data points, and expanded history and geographic coverage of the creative economy. 

Creative Economy Dashboard

The dashboard also enables Otis to produce topical and timely updates about different aspects of the creative economy throughout the year. The dashboard and focused reports will replace the report’s previous, annual format. Alongside the launch of the dashboard, we released a report that reviews the most important changes in California’s creative economy over the past year.

Recent Research

Otis College has long been a leading chronicler of California’s creative economy, with reports issued annually since 2007. To complement the new creative economy dashboard, Otis College will regularly share in-depth research on relevant topics for individual creative sectors. These include a two part series on the evolving entertainment and production sector released in December 2023 and May 2024.

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Thank you to the supporters of the Otis College Report on the Creative Economy launch event, report, and dashboard.

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Past Research

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