National Recreation and Park Association | iv Economic Impact of Local and Regional Public Parks on the United States Economy — 2013 Operating Impacts Capital Spending Impacts Total Impact of Local and Regional Parks’ Spending Economic Activity (transactions) $79,972,818,000 $59,655,408,000 $139,628,226,000 Value Added (GDP) $38,782,352,000 $29,169,189,000 $67,951,541,000 Labor Income (salaries, wages, benefits) $24,176,431,000 $19,613,750,000 $43,790,181,000 Employment (jobs) 658,478 jobs 340,604 jobs 999,082 jobs Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, PRORAGIS, IMPLAN (RIMS), Center for Regional Analysis Key Findings From the National Study Operations and capital spending by local and regional public park agencies generated nearly $140 billion in economic activity and supported almost 1 million jobs in 2013. Details: • Local and regional public park agencies directly provided more than 356,000 jobs in the United States during 2013, equating to nearly $32.3 billion in operations spending. • Operations spending by park agencies generated nearly $80.0 billion in total economic activity, boosted the gross domestic product (GDP) by $38.8 billion and supported nearly 660,000 jobs that paid in excess of $24 billion in salaries, wages and benefits. • Local and regional park systems spent an estimated $22.4 billion on capital programs, leading to about $59.7 billion in economic activity, a contribution of $29.2 billion to the GDP, $19.6 billion in labor income and more than 340,000 jobs. • In total, the nation’s local and regional public park agencies spent nearly $54.7 billion in 2013, leading to $139.6 billion in economic activity, just under $68.0 billion in contributions to the GDP, and nearly 1 million jobs that generated labor income of $43.8 billion in 2013.
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