Economic Estimates: Earnings 2022 and Employment Oct 2021 to Sept 2022 for the DCMS Sectors and Digital Sector
Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors and Digital Sector to the UK economy, measured by employment and employee earnings.
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These Economic Estimates are used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors, and separately the Digital Sector, to the UK economy, measured by employment (number of filled jobs) and employee median earnings.
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DCMS Sectors
These statistics cover the contributions of the following DCMS Sectors to the UK economy;
- Civil Society
- Creative Industries
- Cultural Sector
- Gambling
- Sport
- Tourism
Users should note that there is overlap between DCMS sector definitions. For example, several Cultural Sector industries are simultaneously Creative Industries.
The release also includes estimates for the Audio Visual sector and Computer Games subsector.
Digital Sector:
These statistics also cover the contributions of the following Digital sectors to the UK economy
- Digital Sector
- Telecoms
Users should note that there is overlap between these two sectors’ definitions. Specifically, the Telecoms sector sits wholly within the Digital Sector.
A definition for each sector is available in the tables published alongside this release. Further information on all these sectors is available in the associated technical report along with details of methods and data limitations.
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First published on 20 April 2023.
The UK Statistics Authority
This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.
The responsible analyst for this release is George Ashford.
For further details about the estimates, or to be added to a distribution list for future updates, please email us at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.
Pre-release access
A document is provided that contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.