One in fifty Genevans in the cultural sector
According to new statistics from the cantonal administration in Geneva, 9145 employees worked in a cultural business at the end of 2012. This corresponds to 2.6 percent of the working population. The activities of Victoria Hall have also been scrutinized.
Like other cantons, Geneva also notes that the proportion of part-time jobs in the cultural industries is above average. According to the Office cantonal de la statistique (OCSTAT), there are 6121 full-time jobs in the cultural industries.
The canton has also compiled statistics on events at Victoria Hall dating back to 1991. In 2010, 133 classical concerts were held there, 140 in 2011, with a peak of 151 concerts in 2012. In 2013, the number fell to 139.
The number of concerts given by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) in Victoria Hall has fallen sharply this year. There were 58 in 2012 and only 40 in 2013. In 2007, the OSR held the most concerts in the concert hall during the period covered, namely 79, twice as many as in 2013.
