Each year, Equity prepares an Artists’ Statistics and Employment Report that provides an in-depth look at your work opportunities, capturing Equity engagements and contracts, member and non-member earnings, and work weeks across the country – providing us with a better understanding of our evolving industry. The 2023-2024 report captures all contracts and engagements between April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024.
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Theatre
- Theatre contracts accounted for 74.3% of all member earnings, a 1.1% decrease from the previous year.
- Theatre contracts represented 86.8% of all Equity contracts, a 0.6% decrease from the previous year.
Opera
- Opera contracts accounted for 10.7% of all member earnings, a 1.4% increase from the previous year.
- Opera contracts represented 9% of all Equity contracts, a 13.7% increase from the previous year.
Dance
- Dance contracts accounted for 14.7% of all member earnings, a 12.8% increase from the previous year.
- Dance contracts represented 3.9% of all Equity contracts, a 3.9% increase from the previous year.
Provincial Overview
- Total earnings (member & non-member) decreased by 1.8% compared to the previous year.
- Total number of Equity contracts decreased by 0.7% compared to the previous year.
- Newfoundland & Labrador experienced the greatest growth compared to the previous year, with a 55.3% increase in the total number of contracts and a 122.1% increase in total earnings.