Digital creator jobs jump 7.5x since pandemic
The number of people with full-time equivalent jobs as digital creators in the U.S. jumped from 200,000 in 2020 to 1.5 million in 2024, according to a new report.
Why it matters: Creators are now the largest and fastest-growing segment of the 28.4 million internet-dependent jobs in the U.S.
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