ESA: Game Industry Growth Blowing By U.S. Economy
By Shawn on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at 9:18 PM PST In Games Industry
Entertainment Software Association has announced that the U.S. game industry growth is outstripping the growth of U.S. economy by a wide percentage. The game industry grew 17% from 2003-2006 as compared to the 4% economic growth of the U.S. during the same period.
The ESA states that the video game industry contributed $3.8 billion to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and directly employed 24,000 in the U.S. at an average salary $92,300 during 2006. California which employs 40% of the game industry jobs reported industry growth was 12.3% last year, which the ESA claims is “nearly three times faster” than the state’s overall growth.
“Computer and video game companies play an ever increasing role in our nation’s growing economy,” said Michael Gallagher, CEO of the ESA. “These companies and their colleagues across the nation are making entertainment software one of the fastest growing industries in the United States.”
via Gamasutra
