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Creative Regional Strategies. February 14, 2010. A recent survey of college graduates found that 3 of 4 ranked location as more important than availability of a job when selecting a place to live. Who Works in Creative Class?. Creative Class: TAPE T = Technology and R&D Innovation
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Creative Regional Strategies February 14, 2010
A recent survey of college graduates found that 3 of 4 ranked location as more important than availability of a job when selecting a place to live.
Who Works in Creative Class? Creative Class: TAPE T= Technology and R&D Innovation A= Arts and Culture P = Professional and Managerial E= Educating and Training
Why Occupations? Among all people who either work in the IT industry or work in an IT occupation (or both): 50.2% work in an IT occupation but not in the IT industry 25.7% work in the IT industry but aren't in an IT occupation Only 24.1% work in an IT occupation in the IT industry IT Occupations IT Industry
What is the Creative Class ? What You Do (Job Occupation) vs. Where You Work (Industry) 10 Year Job Growth Estimate • Working Class 10% • Service Class 14% • Creative Class 20%
U.S. Creative Class • 30 (% of the workforce) • 40 (million people) • 50 (% of the wages) • 70 (% of the discretionary income)
Creative Ontario • Creative jobs are more common in larger cities • Eastern Ontario somewhat higher mainly due to Ottawa
Ratio: Service Class Industry Share to Regional Industry Share (Ontario)
Service Share Visible Minorities/Immigrants(vs. overall regional share)