Using disaggregated, company-specific wage and employment data from the GA Department of Labor, and cross-referencing the U.S. Occupational Employment Matrix from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, TCCa developed a methodology to specifically isolate and measure the activity of what they called “knowledge-based businesses.” This methodology was unlike other typical “technology” sector analysis in that it included the “creative” industries as well: Graphic and Visual Design, Art and Photography, to name a few. To put it simply, TCCa isolated those (technical and creative) industries by determining those that had the highest percentage of knowledge-based occupations. The industries that fell through the filter in the top 10% were designated as knowledge-based industries.