Richard Florida speaks about his theory that we are divided into two job sectors: those who are paid for labour or low-skill service work, and those who are paid to use their creative mind.

The latter, which he calls The Creative Class, have rates of unemployment that never go higher than 5%. These careers include areas such as healthcare, media, law, education, business, technology, design—even entrepreneurs.

In his new book, “The Rise of The Creative Class”, Florida provides examples of Manhattan and successful areas of Europe, where half the workforce are paid to be innovative. Being part of such a group, he says, boosts productivity, and hopefully over time, lessens inequality.

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