Game Industry Jobs on the Rise
October 29th, 2008, 4:28 am by James Fudge (1 Comment)Rate This: 
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(+2 rating, 2 votes) According to research data from Think Services employment in the video game industry is up 12 percent from just over a year ago. Polling of companies in the United States, the Game Developer Research project found that 44,400 people are currently employed in the game industry - up from 39,700 in 2007. Canadian companies also saw an increase in staffing and number of studios, with total employees up around 17 percent — to 9,500 from 8,100.
In total, the North American game industry increased in size 13 percent, from 47,800 to 53,900 staffers. The numbers also reveal that Canada is becoming an important hot spot for the industry thanks to companies like EA, Ubisoft and many others.
