IP Creates Jobs
and Drives Growth.
IP-intensive industries support millions of jobs and contribute significantly to economic activity in the United States and around the world.
66 MILLION
U.S. jobs were directly and indirectly supported by IP-intensive industries.
That represented 44% of all U.S. employment.
53% MORE
Average weekly earnings are 53% higher than the rest of the private sector, with copyright and utility patent sectors seeing the highest premiums.
IP POWERS THE ECONOMY
44 %
Of U.S. private-sector GDP
IP-intensive industries accounted for approximately $11.4 trillion in 2024.
81.5 %
of total U.S. commodity export value
IP-intensive industries exported approximately $1.58 trillion in commodities in 2024.
THE COST OF COPYRIGHT THEFT
Digital copyright theft has a direct impact on creative industries and the people who work in them.
230k-560k
Jobs
$29 Billion+
Lost domestic revenue
are lost annually in the film and television industry alone.
