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Almost 50,000 North American Employees are in the Gaming Industry

skittles07 | June 29, 2007 | News | Misc 
Gaming in North America still isn't as big as it is in Japan but it definitely is still big. There is almost 50,000 employees in North America that are in the gaming industry. This includes the United States and Canada.
Gaming still may not be as popular in the U.S. as it is in Japan, but times are rapidly changing. This country is already home to multiple videogame conferences, including the Game Developers Conference, the Hollywood and Games Summit, and of course, E3. But how many Americans work within this crazy fun industry? Well, to find out, the CMP conducted the very first Game Developer Consensus 2007.

As it turns out, nearly 40,000 Americans (39,700) and around 8,100 Candians are "working within video game development and publishing" at any one of the 600 companies in both countries. These include any business that focuses exclusively on middleware, PR, marketing, legal, game journalism, and other game-related services for the industry. Approximately 46% of the U.S. gaming industry earns their money in California, 11.6% in Washington, and 7.4% in Texas. New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Florida all have employed at least 1,000 game professionals.

These numbers are pretty impressive, but they're only going to get bigger. Will you be one of the gaming industry crowd the next time they perform this census?
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    Guticb | June 29, 2007
    Anyone know what the Texas companies are?
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    Quellilo | June 29, 2007
    Omg, 50 000?And how many are in Japan?!
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      Goyun SSJ15 | June 30, 2007
      Probably millions. XD

      Hmm, with 300 million in the whole country (US), I suppose that's quite a lot.
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    Storm | June 29, 2007
    Not surprising. There's so many friends I know that's heading into the gaming industry, if they aren't in it already. This may soon become one of the most popular jobs around. Well...50,000 isn't too much when you consider how many people there are in USA
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    Daisy | June 30, 2007
    Massachusetts? What Gaming companies are in Mass? *starts searching for a new job*
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      Final Blade | June 30, 2007
      LOL good luck. But i think its hard to be part of it. Might be as hard as an average person trying to be a president.

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