Overview
- Labor Department data show entertainment employment in Los Angeles County has fallen about 30% since 2022.
- On-location television shoot days in the region dropped from 18,560 in 2021 to 6,582 in 2025, and FilmLA counted total shoot days sliding from 36,792 in 2022 to 19,694 in 2025.
- Studios are shifting work to places like the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Hungary because tax incentives can cut costs by up to half and labor is cheaper.
- Behind-the-camera crews logged 36% fewer hours since 2022 as streamers pulled back on new shows after an early-decade surge in orders.
- At a recent congressional hearing in Burbank, actor Noah Wyle said Los Angeles County lost roughly 41,000–42,000 film and TV jobs between 2022 and 2024, and supporters of a new federal incentive argue California’s expanded tax credits have not kept productions from leaving.