Unlocking Rural Innovation

Annex F. Creative occupations in the US

Figure A F.1. Creative occupations in the US

Note: The figure represents the share of employment in creative occupations overall employment, per 1 000 employed workers. Occupations considered creative are identified through O*NET classification of occupations and were described as “thinking creatively” following the method set up by Florida (2002[10]) and the US Department for Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (2020[11]).

Source: Florida, R. (2002[10]), The Rise of the Creative Class, Basic Books, New York; USDA ERS (2020[11]), Documentation, https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/creative-class-county-codes/documentation/ (accessed on 3 November 2021); U.S. Census Bureau.

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