9 | The Economic Impact of Local Parks Table 5a Economic Impacts of Forest Park — 2013 Park Typology Impact Park System St. Louis Parks and Recreation State Missouri Operating Impacts Economic Activity $ 3,917,779 Labor Income $ 1,343,910 Employment 37 Capital Spending Economic Activity $ 337,415 Labor Income $ 117,067 Employment 2 Total Impacts Economic Activity $ 4,255,194 Labor Income $ 1,460,977 Employment 39 Sources: Park systems, NRPA, Center for Regional Analysis Table 5b Economic Impacts of Shawnee Mission Park — 2013 Park Typology Impact Park System Johnson County Parks and Recreation State Kansas Operating Impacts Economic Activity $ 1,597,912 Labor Income $ 490,003 Employment 17 Capital Spending Economic Activity $ 381,640 Labor Income $ 132,538 Employment 3 Total Impacts Economic Activity $ 1,979,552 Labor Income $ 622,541 Employment 20 Sources: Park systems, NRPA, Center for Regional Analysis The following tables present analysis of the economic impacts for each of the case study parks. The estimates show the impact of park-specific spending on total economic activity, labor earnings and employment for the park’s host state. Several of the parks included in this analysis show no capital spending in the year assessed for this analysis. This does not mean that the host park system did not engage in any capital spending.
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