California loses over 36,000 film and TV production jobs in a decade, EmploymentCrossing finds over 2,000 jobs.

July 23, 2010   |    PDF version

Pasadena, CA — California lost over 10,500 TV and film production jobs and indirectly another 25,000 jobs from 1997 to 2008. 2008 was the last year for which federal and state data related to the industry was available. This analysis was released by The Milken Institute in a report called ''Film Flight''.

The report states that in spite of offering incentives for the entertainment industry, the state lost jobs because companies also got incentives from other states and countries, plus cheaper locations and crews. As a result, California's share of film and TV production output has also been steadily declining since 1997.

In the last few years, incentives have been successful to some extent, an analysis of production day tallies showed. EmploymentCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes has a different take on this situation. ''If you have lost a job in the movie or TV industry and that's where your passion is then you should move to where the work is. There are opportunities all over the country.'' Barnes's job aggregator website has been able to find over 2,000 TV production jobs throughout the country.

Contact:
Roger Croft
Editorial Coordinator
EmploymentCrossing
626-243-1814
rogerc@employmentcrossing.com

About EmploymentCrossing:
EmploymentCrossing is one of the most powerful and comprehensive organizations dedicated to helping professionals find jobs that will enhance their careers. EmploymentCrossing consists of hundreds of industry-specific and location-specific job boards which consolidates every job opening it can find in one convenient location. The website also offers a seventy two-hour free trial to new members.