The Arts sector in the European Union includes 2.5%

you can be sure Kerry is not interested in this type of statistics
BTW where as Clark mentioned increasing funding for the arts
i don't recall Kerry mentioning it

The Arts sector in the European Union includes 2.5% of the working
population

Wednesday, June 02 2004 @ 07:48 PM EDT

Contributed by: ARomero

Madrid, Spain - The General
Society of Authors and
Composers (SGAE) informed today
that activities related with the Arts (known as
Culture in Europe) represent 2.5%
of the jobs in the European Union, according
to a report developed by the
Statistical Office of the European Union
(Eurostat). A total of 4.2
million people in the European Union are dedicated to
professional activities related
with the Cultural industry. These positions are held by
professionals with a higher
academic level than the national average -about 40%
are college graduates- although job insecurity is higher than in other
professions.

Temporary or self employed workers and part time contracts
are the general norm in this sector, according to the diagnosis of
Eurostat,
after having analyzed the arts sector in European Union countries, as
well as
Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria and Switzerland. Portugal has the highest rate
of temp
work (35%) versus Luxembourg�s 1%. Concerning part-time contracts, a
very
frequent practice in the sector, Holland leads the classification with
56% of
part-time workers. In the case from Denmark, 20% of the employees in
involved in
Cultural tasks supplement this activity with a second job.

The abundance of self-employed workers is also another of
the characteristics of employment in the European Cultural sector. In
general,
the number of self-employed workers dedicated to the Arts surpasses that
of the
average of the active population (29% versus 14%). Italy, with 47% of
self-employment, or Austria, with 39%, are the clearest examples of the
high
percentage of this type of workers in the sector.

The Spanish case

Spain is located below the European average in the number
of workers in the cultural sector (2% versus 2.5% in the European
Union).
However, the number of people with university degrees in the sector is
one of
the highest in Europe (51%). In the Spanish Cultural field, part time
work is
very common (34%), although similar to that of the rest of the
professions
(30%). In general, in Spain there are fewer cultural workers with a
second job
(6%), although this fact is significant if we keep in mind that only 2%
of the
active population in Spain has two jobs
European Union
Countries��

% of cultural
employment

European Union��

2.5

Belgium��

2.3

Czech Republic��

1.8

Denmark��

3.1

Germany��

2.7

Estonia��

3.7

Greece��

2.5

Spain��

2.0

France��

2.1

Ireland��

2.7

Italy��

2.2

Cyprus��

2.5

Latvia��

1.8

Lithuania��

2.7

Luxemburg��

1.8

Hungary��

1.9

Malta��

�not available

Holland��

3.3

Austria��

2

Poland��

not available �

Portugal��

1.4

Slovenia��

2.5

Slovakia��

1.4

Finland��

3.5

Sweden��

3.3

United Kingdom��

3.2

6% of the Spanish GNP

In terms of GNP (Gross National Product), the cultural sector in
Spain represents approximately 6%, according to estimates of Economic
Theory
professor Jos� Ram�n Lasu�n, one of the most respected specialists in
professional and academic circles in the country. In the advanced
economies, the
influence of the arts sector is fundamental for the creation of added
value and
its contribution to the Interior Products. In the United States, the
Culture and
Leisure industry represented 7.33 % of their GNP in 1999, with a very
notable
growth from the 5.4% registered during the year 1987. About 4.2% of
Americans
work in this sector.

In the case of the United Kingdom, the percentage of
participation in the GNP was 4% in 1995, with an employment a
participation in
this sector of 5%. In Australia, the 1999 data is 3.3% of the GNP and
3.8% of
the total salaried population. In Finland (1997), the percentage of the
GNP
increased to 4,1%, and Norway had 3.8% (with data from 1999). The
cultural
sector reached 5.5% of the GNP in The Netherlands (1998), with 5.5% of
the total
active population. These indicators are very irregular in reference to
Latin
America, with a specific weight of the GNP that oscillates between 0.7%
in
Ecuador and 4.01% and 4.03% in Venezuela and Colombia, respectively.

In this context, the data that corresponds Spain for 1997
(4,5%), with some projections of �6% for 2002, corroborates that Spain
has a
privileged position in the development of what, without any doubt, is a
strategic sector for the national economy. According to the forecasts of

professor Lasu�n, with new approaches to define and quantify the
cultural sector
(including education, cultural tourism and technological innovation),
this could
represent, within a few years, up to 15% of the Spanish GNP and of other

developed countries.

-- -Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
http://www.anaphoria.com
The Wandering Medicine Show
KXLU 88.9 FM WED 8-9PM PST

In a message dated 6/6/2004 10:42:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kraiggrady@... writes:

>
> you can be sure Kerry is not interested in this type of statistics
> BTW where as Clark mentioned increasing funding for the arts
> i don't recall Kerry mentioning it
>
>

You may be worth knowing that Kerry's wife's family, the Heinz Family, have
contributed an enormous amount of money to the arts. Their ketchup reserves
have made the Pittsburgh Symphony the highest paid orchestra in the U.S.
Contemporary music is also a feature of the Pittsburgh landscape (unlike Denmark,
which has but a few daring individuals).

best, Johnny

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Well now you know where to get the Ives symphony done again.
Seriously good to know and worth one half point for Kerry.

Afmmjr@... wrote:

> In a message dated 6/6/2004 10:42:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> kraiggrady@... writes:
>
> >
> > you can be sure Kerry is not interested in this type of statistics
> > BTW where as Clark mentioned increasing funding for the arts
> > i don't recall Kerry mentioning it
> >
> >
>
> You may be worth knowing that Kerry's wife's family, the Heinz Family, have
> contributed an enormous amount of money to the arts. Their ketchup reserves
> have made the Pittsburgh Symphony the highest paid orchestra in the U.S.
> Contemporary music is also a feature of the Pittsburgh landscape (unlike Denmark,
> which has but a few daring individuals).
>
> best, Johnny
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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-- -Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
http://www.anaphoria.com
The Wandering Medicine Show
KXLU 88.9 FM WED 8-9PM PST

Johnny,

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, Afmmjr@a... wrote:
> You may be worth knowing that Kerry's wife's family, the Heinz
Family, have
> contributed an enormous amount of money to the arts.

I would imagine that to be true.

> Their ketchup reserves have made the Pittsburgh Symphony the
> highest paid orchestra in the U.S.

You need to check your facts. I just pulled out the "Wage Scales and
Conditions in the Symphony Orchestra" from ICSOM, and they aren't
even in the top 5; there are anywhere from 5-8 orchestras paid more,
depending on whether you look at minimum annual salary or minimum
weekly salary (length of season varies the two figures). I have two
very close friends in PSO, so I'm pretty familiar with their
situation, which has been dicey the last couple years as well.

Cheers,
Jon

In a message dated 6/7/2004 12:10:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
JSZANTO@... writes:

> You need to check your facts. I just pulled out the "Wage Scales and
>

Things have changed then. I guess realities caught up with the Pittsburgh
Orchestra as well as so many others. They were rated the highest paid orchestra
20 years ago and earlier.

best, Johnny

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

In a message dated 6/7/2004 9:46:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
kraiggrady@... writes:

> Seriously good to know and worth one half point for Kerry.
>

Wow, that's practically a spike in the chart! Johnny ;)

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Johnny,

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, Afmmjr@a... wrote:
> Things have changed then. I guess realities caught up with the
Pittsburgh
> Orchestra as well as so many others.

Yep - for big bucks, just go down the street and join the Met Opera
orch! Also, Pburgh (at least now) seems to be pretty conservative in
musical tastes. When my friends were here this summer they were
discussing their conductor search, as Maris Jansons is leaving. As
they described their audience and the typical programming, it was
definitely turn-of-the-century... like 1900!

The smaller-ensemble, new music scene might be a different story, but
Pitt generally seems to me to still be very blue-collar, meat-and-
potatos. Rust never sleeps...

Cheers,
Jon

I'm sorry, Kraig, but I'm not clear on what your point is. It appears
that the U.S. looks best of all on these measures. So what were you
trying to say?

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, kraig grady <kraiggrady@a...>
wrote:
> you can be sure Kerry is not interested in this type of statistics
> BTW where as Clark mentioned increasing funding for the arts
> i don't recall Kerry mentioning it
>
>
> The Arts sector in the European Union includes 2.5% of the working
> population
>
> Wednesday, June 02 2004 @ 07:48 PM EDT
>
> Contributed by: ARomero
>
> Madrid, Spain - The General
> Society of Authors and
> Composers (SGAE) informed
today
> that activities related with the Arts (known as
> Culture in Europe) represent
2.5%
> of the jobs in the European Union, according
> to a report developed by the
> Statistical Office of the European Union
> (Eurostat). A total of 4.2
> million people in the European Union are dedicated to
> professional activities
related
> with the Cultural industry. These positions are held by
> professionals with a higher
> academic level than the national average -about 40%
> are college graduates- although job insecurity is higher than in
other
> professions.
>
> Temporary or self employed workers and part time contracts
> are the general norm in this sector, according to the diagnosis of
> Eurostat,
> after having analyzed the arts sector in European Union countries,
as
> well as
> Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria and Switzerland. Portugal has the highest
rate
> of temp
> work (35%) versus Luxembourg's 1%. Concerning part-time contracts, a
> very
> frequent practice in the sector, Holland leads the classification
with
> 56% of
> part-time workers. In the case from Denmark, 20% of the employees in
> involved in
> Cultural tasks supplement this activity with a second job.
>
>
> The abundance of self-employed workers is also another of
> the characteristics of employment in the European Cultural sector.
In
> general,
> the number of self-employed workers dedicated to the Arts surpasses
that
> of the
> average of the active population (29% versus 14%). Italy, with 47%
of
> self-employment, or Austria, with 39%, are the clearest examples of
the
> high
> percentage of this type of workers in the sector.
>
>
> The Spanish case
>
>
> Spain is located below the European average in the number
> of workers in the cultural sector (2% versus 2.5% in the European
> Union).
> However, the number of people with university degrees in the sector
is
> one of
> the highest in Europe (51%). In the Spanish Cultural field, part
time
> work is
> very common (34%), although similar to that of the rest of the
> professions
> (30%). In general, in Spain there are fewer cultural workers with a
> second job
> (6%), although this fact is significant if we keep in mind that
only 2%
> of the
> active population in Spain has two jobs
> European Union
> Countries  
>
>
>
> % of cultural
> employment
>
>
>
> European Union  
>
>
>
> 2.5
>
>
>
> Belgium  
>
>
>
> 2.3
>
>
>
> Czech Republic  
>
>
>
> 1.8
>
>
>
> Denmark  
>
>
>
> 3.1
>
>
>
> Germany  
>
>
>
> 2.7
>
>
>
> Estonia  
>
>
>
> 3.7
>
>
>
> Greece  
>
>
>
> 2.5
>
>
>
> Spain  
>
>
>
> 2.0
>
>
>
> France  
>
>
>
> 2.1
>
>
>
> Ireland  
>
>
>
> 2.7
>
>
>
> Italy  
>
>
>
> 2.2
>
>
>
> Cyprus  
>
>
>
> 2.5
>
>
>
> Latvia  
>
>
>
> 1.8
>
>
>
> Lithuania  
>
>
>
> 2.7
>
>
>
> Luxemburg  
>
>
>
> 1.8
>
>
>
> Hungary  
>
>
>
> 1.9
>
>
>
> Malta  
>
>
>
>  not available
>
>
>
> Holland  
>
>
>
> 3.3
>
>
>
> Austria  
>
>
>
> 2
>
>
>
> Poland  
>
>
>
>
> not available  
>
>
>
> Portugal  
>
>
>
> 1.4
>
>
>
> Slovenia  
>
>
>
> 2.5
>
>
>
> Slovakia  
>
>
>
> 1.4
>
>
>
> Finland  
>
>
>
> 3.5
>
>
>
> Sweden  
>
>
>
> 3.3
>
>
>
> United Kingdom  
>
>
>
> 3.2
>
>
>
>
> 6% of the Spanish GNP
>
>
> In terms of GNP (Gross National Product), the cultural sector in
> Spain represents approximately 6%, according to estimates of
Economic
> Theory
> professor José Ramón Lasuén, one of the most respected specialists
in
> professional and academic circles in the country. In the advanced
> economies, the
> influence of the arts sector is fundamental for the creation of
added
> value and
> its contribution to the Interior Products. In the United States, the
> Culture and
> Leisure industry represented 7.33 % of their GNP in 1999, with a
very
> notable
> growth from the 5.4% registered during the year 1987. About 4.2% of
> Americans
> work in this sector.
>
>
> In the case of the United Kingdom, the percentage of
> participation in the GNP was 4% in 1995, with an employment a
> participation in
> this sector of 5%. In Australia, the 1999 data is 3.3% of the GNP
and
> 3.8% of
> the total salaried population. In Finland (1997), the percentage of
the
> GNP
> increased to 4,1%, and Norway had 3.8% (with data from 1999). The
> cultural
> sector reached 5.5% of the GNP in The Netherlands (1998), with 5.5%
of
> the total
> active population. These indicators are very irregular in reference
to
> Latin
> America, with a specific weight of the GNP that oscillates between
0.7%
> in
> Ecuador and 4.01% and 4.03% in Venezuela and Colombia, respectively.
>
>
> In this context, the data that corresponds Spain for 1997
> (4,5%), with some projections of  6% for 2002, corroborates that
Spain
> has a
> privileged position in the development of what, without any doubt,
is a
> strategic sector for the national economy. According to the
forecasts of
>
> professor Lasuén, with new approaches to define and quantify the
> cultural sector
> (including education, cultural tourism and technological
innovation),
> this could
> represent, within a few years, up to 15% of the Spanish GNP and of
other
>
> developed countries.
>
> -- -Kraig Grady
> North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
> http://www.anaphoria.com
> The Wandering Medicine Show
> KXLU 88.9 FM WED 8-9PM PST

Paul Erlich wrote:

> I'm sorry, Kraig, but I'm not clear on what your point is. It appears
> that the U.S. looks best of all on these measures. So what were you
> trying to say?

Well for the US they include leisure industries which i guess would count
such hell holes as vegas. It is odd this is thrown in at all.

>
>
> --- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, kraig grady <kraiggrady@a...>
> wrote:
> > you can be sure Kerry is not interested in this type of statistics
> > BTW where as Clark mentioned increasing funding for the arts
> > i don't recall Kerry mentioning it
> >
> >
> > The Arts sector in the European Union includes 2.5% of the working
> > population
> >
> > Wednesday, June 02 2004 @ 07:48 PM EDT
> >
> > Contributed by: ARomero
> >
> > Madrid, Spain - The General
> > Society of Authors and
> > Composers (SGAE) informed
> today
> > that activities related with the Arts (known as
> > Culture in Europe) represent
> 2.5%
> > of the jobs in the European Union, according
> > to a report developed by the
> > Statistical Office of the European Union
> > (Eurostat). A total of 4.2
> > million people in the European Union are dedicated to
> > professional activities
> related
> > with the Cultural industry. These positions are held by
> > professionals with a higher
> > academic level than the national average -about 40%
> > are college graduates- although job insecurity is higher than in
> other
> > professions.
> >
> > Temporary or self employed workers and part time contracts
> > are the general norm in this sector, according to the diagnosis of
> > Eurostat,
> > after having analyzed the arts sector in European Union countries,
> as
> > well as
> > Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria and Switzerland. Portugal has the highest
> rate
> > of temp
> > work (35%) versus Luxembourg's 1%. Concerning part-time contracts, a
> > very
> > frequent practice in the sector, Holland leads the classification
> with
> > 56% of
> > part-time workers. In the case from Denmark, 20% of the employees in
> > involved in
> > Cultural tasks supplement this activity with a second job.
> >
> >
> > The abundance of self-employed workers is also another of
> > the characteristics of employment in the European Cultural sector.
> In
> > general,
> > the number of self-employed workers dedicated to the Arts surpasses
> that
> > of the
> > average of the active population (29% versus 14%). Italy, with 47%
> of
> > self-employment, or Austria, with 39%, are the clearest examples of
> the
> > high
> > percentage of this type of workers in the sector.
> >
> >
> > The Spanish case
> >
> >
> > Spain is located below the European average in the number
> > of workers in the cultural sector (2% versus 2.5% in the European
> > Union).
> > However, the number of people with university degrees in the sector
> is
> > one of
> > the highest in Europe (51%). In the Spanish Cultural field, part
> time
> > work is
> > very common (34%), although similar to that of the rest of the
> > professions
> > (30%). In general, in Spain there are fewer cultural workers with a
> > second job
> > (6%), although this fact is significant if we keep in mind that
> only 2%
> > of the
> > active population in Spain has two jobs
> > European Union
> > Countries��
> >
> >
> >
> > % of cultural
> > employment
> >
> >
> >
> > European Union��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.5
> >
> >
> >
> > Belgium��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.3
> >
> >
> >
> > Czech Republic��
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.8
> >
> >
> >
> > Denmark��
> >
> >
> >
> > 3.1
> >
> >
> >
> > Germany��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.7
> >
> >
> >
> > Estonia��
> >
> >
> >
> > 3.7
> >
> >
> >
> > Greece��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.5
> >
> >
> >
> > Spain��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.0
> >
> >
> >
> > France��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.1
> >
> >
> >
> > Ireland��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.7
> >
> >
> >
> > Italy��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.2
> >
> >
> >
> > Cyprus��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.5
> >
> >
> >
> > Latvia��
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.8
> >
> >
> >
> > Lithuania��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.7
> >
> >
> >
> > Luxemburg��
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.8
> >
> >
> >
> > Hungary��
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.9
> >
> >
> >
> > Malta��
> >
> >
> >
> > �not available
> >
> >
> >
> > Holland��
> >
> >
> >
> > 3.3
> >
> >
> >
> > Austria��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2
> >
> >
> >
> > Poland��
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > not available �
> >
> >
> >
> > Portugal��
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.4
> >
> >
> >
> > Slovenia��
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.5
> >
> >
> >
> > Slovakia��
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.4
> >
> >
> >
> > Finland��
> >
> >
> >
> > 3.5
> >
> >
> >
> > Sweden��
> >
> >
> >
> > 3.3
> >
> >
> >
> > United Kingdom��
> >
> >
> >
> > 3.2
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 6% of the Spanish GNP
> >
> >
> > In terms of GNP (Gross National Product), the cultural sector in
> > Spain represents approximately 6%, according to estimates of
> Economic
> > Theory
> > professor Jos� Ram�n Lasu�n, one of the most respected specialists
> in
> > professional and academic circles in the country. In the advanced
> > economies, the
> > influence of the arts sector is fundamental for the creation of
> added
> > value and
> > its contribution to the Interior Products. In the United States, the
> > Culture and
> > Leisure industry represented 7.33 % of their GNP in 1999, with a
> very
> > notable
> > growth from the 5.4% registered during the year 1987. About 4.2% of
> > Americans
> > work in this sector.
> >
> >
> > In the case of the United Kingdom, the percentage of
> > participation in the GNP was 4% in 1995, with an employment a
> > participation in
> > this sector of 5%. In Australia, the 1999 data is 3.3% of the GNP
> and
> > 3.8% of
> > the total salaried population. In Finland (1997), the percentage of
> the
> > GNP
> > increased to 4,1%, and Norway had 3.8% (with data from 1999). The
> > cultural
> > sector reached 5.5% of the GNP in The Netherlands (1998), with 5.5%
> of
> > the total
> > active population. These indicators are very irregular in reference
> to
> > Latin
> > America, with a specific weight of the GNP that oscillates between
> 0.7%
> > in
> > Ecuador and 4.01% and 4.03% in Venezuela and Colombia, respectively.
> >
> >
> > In this context, the data that corresponds Spain for 1997
> > (4,5%), with some projections of �6% for 2002, corroborates that
> Spain
> > has a
> > privileged position in the development of what, without any doubt,
> is a
> > strategic sector for the national economy. According to the
> forecasts of
> >
> > professor Lasu�n, with new approaches to define and quantify the
> > cultural sector
> > (including education, cultural tourism and technological
> innovation),
> > this could
> > represent, within a few years, up to 15% of the Spanish GNP and of
> other
> >
> > developed countries.
> >
>

-- -Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
http://www.anaphoria.com
The Wandering Medicine Show
KXLU 88.9 FM WED 8-9PM PST

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, kraig grady <kraiggrady@a...>
wrote:
>
>
> Paul Erlich wrote:
>
> > I'm sorry, Kraig, but I'm not clear on what your point is. It
appears
> > that the U.S. looks best of all on these measures. So what were
you
> > trying to say?
>
> Well for the US they include leisure industries which i guess
would count
> such hell holes as vegas. It is odd this is thrown in at all.

OK, so putting aside that the U.S. looks best -- your point in
quoting those statistics was . . . ?