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Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce
Arts, culture and heritage play a vital role in the UK, enriching society and generating new ideas, while also significantly contributing to local economies.
However, there are persistent social inequalities in who produces and participates in arts, culture and heritage, and who gets the opportunity to work in the sector.
This State of the Nations report from the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) uses census data to provide, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of audiences and workforce. The insights shed light on where progress has been made on inclusion, and where significant inequalities and barriers still exist that require policy interventions.
The analysis, using data from Census 2021, the Participation Survey, 2021-2022, and the Labour Force Survey, is also presented in an online data dashboard and interactive maps.