This represents the number of local jobs supported by arts and culture organizations. These jobs include those who work for arts organizations, the artists employed by them, and the many local businesses supported by these groups and their audiences (restaurants, hotels, designers, printers, retail shops, etc.).
Total economic impact considers spending by nonprofit arts organizations and related spending by their patrons (dining, lodging, transportation, retail, etc.) in the local economy. This spending — $59 million by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and an additional $23.6 million in event-related spending by their audiences — generated $18.4 million in local, state, and federal government revenue.
This represents the annual number of attendees to a nonprofit arts or cultural event. Of these attendees, 45.6% were residents (i.e., live within the State of New Jersey) and 54.4% were non-locals (i.e., live outside of the state).
Non-local attendees spent an average of 51% more than local attendees ($39.72 vs. $26.38, respectively) as a result of their attendance to nonprofit arts and culture events in the State of New Jersey.
