Gaming industry grows four times faster than US economy

The US industry boasts impressive growth.
Text: Jonas Mäki
Published 2014-11-13

We've all heard how fast the video games industry is growing, but it's sometimes hard to understand exactly how fast. Well, according to a study made by the Entertainment Software Association, the video game industry is growing at a rate four times faster than the US economy.

There's also a lot more people working in the video game industry these days, and the study says that it now employs more than 42,000 - up by more than 30% compared to 2009. 17,000 of those work in California which is number one, the second biggest state when it comes to people working in the industry is Texas, with 5,000 employees.

Thanks, Gamespot

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