Video Gaming Proves to be Good for the Economy

1. VIDEO GAMING PROVES
TO BE GOOD FOR THE
ECONOMY
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2. VIDEO GAMING PROVES TO BE
GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
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3. VIDEO GAMING PROVES TO BE
GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
According to a recent report in Forbes Magazine, the video
gaming industry has been giving the economy a booster shot in the
arm , so to speak. Statistics released by the Entertainment Software
Association demonstrate that people who work in the industry are
not going to experience layoffs anytime soon.

4. VIDEO GAMING PROVES TO BE
GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
The article revealed that the cumulative compensation received
by employees who work in the field was almost $3 billion yearly. Not
only that, the video game software industry retains the services of
more than 30,000 people in 34 of the U.S. states.

5. VIDEO GAMING PROVES TO BE
GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
People working in the industry – indirectly and directly – now
number more than 120,000. It is not surprising, then, that during a
period from 2005 to 2009 , the rate of growth in the video game
software field grew at 8.65% annually. The industry's contribution to
the gross domestic product during that time was around $5 billion.
People in the industry earn, on average, $90,000 per year.