Cable operators’ $174 billion investment over the past 15 years has been felt in every community across the nation. As of 2010, the cable industry, directly and indirectly, accounted for almost 1.8 million U.S. jobs, which represents $77 billion in personal income, and the gross economic output attributable to the industry amounted to $251 billion. Cable industry employees are found in all 50 states, and there are 7,400 locally based cable systems.

Bortz Media & Sports Group, Inc. was retained to update its 2008 study for NCTA that evaluated the impact of the cable industry on the United States economy for the year 2007. The map below displays the results of that analysis, including estimates of the direct and indirect impact of the industry on employment, personal income and gross output in 2010.

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