According to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that in 2022 arts and cultural production accounted for US$1,102,084,995,000 or 4.31% of the US economy. Disaggregating this total, while US$249,041,635,000 was earned by originators of ideas and content for arts and cultural production, practitioners and businesses directly supporting the production and dissemination of the products generated US$825,640,481,000. The remaining sum, in excess of $27 billion, was earned by non-arts businesses producing goods and services such as a sawmill producing dressed wood for a stage set. The NASAA also reported that the arts and cultural production sector accounted for 5,176,345 jobs. This accounts for 1.55% of a population of 333,271,411 (based on census reports for July 2022) without consideration of age. Furthermore, the NASAA reported that the contribution of arts and cultural production to the US economy ranks second behind the retail sector which contributes $1.6 trillion, and ahead of six other listed sectors including construction, mining, and education.
