Communities across Connecticut recognize that outdoor recreation supports heath, contributes to a high quality of life and—perhaps most importantly—attracts and sustains employers and families. Investing in outdoor infrastructure attracts employers and active workforces, ensuring those communities thrive economically and socially.

58% OF CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION EACH YEAR

IN CONNECTICUT OUTDOOR RECREATION GENERATES:

CONNECTICUT

1 Aerospace Industries Association

More jobs in Connecticut DEPEND ON OUTDOOR RECREATION (69,000) than on the aerospace and defense industry (60,000)1

Connecticut residents are more likely to PARTICIPATE IN DAY HIKING AND KAYAKING than the average American

$9.0 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

69,000DIRECT JOBS

$2.9 BILLION IN WAGES AND SALARIES

$734 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

IN VERMONT OUTDOOR RECREATION GENERATES:

VERMONT

1 Vermont Department of Labor

An estimated one in seven jobs in VermontDEPENDS ON OUTDOOR RECREATION1

Vermont residents are more likely to PARTICIPATE IN SNOWSHOEING AND DAY HIKING than the average American

$5.5 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

51,000DIRECT JOBS

$1.5 BILLION IN WAGES AND SALARIES

$505 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

Communities across Vermont recognize that outdoor recreation supports, contributes to a high quality of life and—perhaps most importantly—attracts and sustains employers and families. Investing in outdoor infrastructure attracts employers and active workforces, ensuring those communities thrive economically and socially.

72% OF VERMONTRESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION EACH YEAR

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Outdoor recreation is among our nation’s largest economic sectors, representing the lifeblood of thousands of American communities and providing livelihoods for millions of American workers.

OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE

THE NATION'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY GENERATES:

$887 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

7.6 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS

$65.3 BILLION IN FEDERAL TAX REVENUE

$59.2 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

7.6 MILLION

OUTDOORRECREATION

2.1 MILLION

REAL ESTATE,RENTALS AND

LEASING

3.5 MILLIONEDUCATION

4.7 MILLION

FOOD ANDBEVERAGE SERVICE

4.8 MILLION

TRANSPORTATION ANDWAREHOUSING

6.0 MILLIONFINANCE AND INSURANCE

6.4 MILLIONCONSTRUCTION

6.7 MILLIONCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY3

A Powerful Economic Sector

ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING1

Job Comparison

BY INDUSTRY 2

GET INVOLVED

Visit the OIA Advocacy Center at outdoorindustry.org/advocacy to learn more aboutthe issues and actions affecting outdoor recreation.

Educate your elected officials about the outdoor recreation economy, how it can support healthy economies and healthy communities in your neighborhood and encourage policies that promote it.

Go outside and enjoy the public lands and waters that are our nation’s treasures. They belong to you.

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OUTDOORINDUSTRY.ORG1 Bureau of Economic Analysis 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics3 Computing Technology Industry Association

IN RHODE ISLAND OUTDOOR RECREATION GENERATES:

RHODE ISLAND

1 Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training

OUTDOOR RECREATION SUSTAINS more jobs in Rhode Island (37,000) than the entire finance and insurance industry (24,000)1

Rhode Islandresidents aremore likely to PARTICIPATE IN SAILING AND KAYAKING than the average American

$4.0 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

37,000DIRECT JOBS

$1.2 BILLION IN WAGES AND SALARIES

$293 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

Communities across Rhode Island recognize that outdoor recreation supports, contributes to a high quality of life and—perhaps most importantly—attracts and sustains employers and families. Investing in outdoor infrastructure attracts employers and active workforces, ensuring those communities thrive economically and socially.

55% OF RHODE ISLANDRESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION EACH YEAR

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Outdoor recreation is among our nation’s largest economic sectors, representing the lifeblood of thousands of American communities and providing livelihoods for millions of American workers.

OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE

THE NATION'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY GENERATES:

$887 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

7.6 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS

$65.3 BILLION IN FEDERAL TAX REVENUE

$59.2 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

7.6 MILLION

OUTDOORRECREATION

2.1 MILLION

REAL ESTATE,RENTALS AND

LEASING

3.5 MILLIONEDUCATION

4.7 MILLION

FOOD ANDBEVERAGE SERVICE

4.8 MILLION

TRANSPORTATION ANDWAREHOUSING

6.0 MILLIONFINANCE AND INSURANCE

6.4 MILLIONCONSTRUCTION

6.7 MILLIONCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY3

A Powerful Economic Sector

ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING1

Job Comparison

BY INDUSTRY 2

GET INVOLVED

Visit the OIA Advocacy Center at outdoorindustry.org/advocacy to learn more aboutthe issues and actions affecting outdoor recreation.

Educate your elected officials about the outdoor recreation economy, how it can support healthy economies and healthy communities in your neighborhood and encourage policies that promote it.

Go outside and enjoy the public lands and waters that are our nation’s treasures. They belong to you.

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OUTDOORINDUSTRY.ORG1 Bureau of Economic Analysis 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics3 Computing Technology Industry Association

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTDOOR RECREATION GENERATES:

NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 New Hampshire High Tech Council

More jobs in New Hampshire DEPEND ON OUTDOOR RECREATION (79,000) than the state's high tech sector (44,000)1

New Hampshire residents aremore likely to PARTICIPATE IN DAY HIKING AND KAYAKING than the average American

$8.7 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

79,000DIRECT JOBS

$2.6 BILLION IN WAGES AND SALARIES

$528 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

69% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION EACH YEAR

Communities across New Hampshire recognize that outdoor recreation supports health, contributes to a high quality of life and—perhaps most importantly—attracts and sustains employers and families. Investing in outdoor infrastructure attracts employers and active workforces, ensuring those communities thrive economically and socially.

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Outdoor recreation is among our nation’s largest economic sectors, representing the lifeblood of thousands of American communities and providing livelihoods for millions of American workers.

OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE

THE NATION'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY GENERATES:

$887 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

7.6 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS

$65.3 BILLION IN FEDERAL TAX REVENUE

$59.2 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

7.6 MILLION

OUTDOORRECREATION

2.1 MILLION

REAL ESTATE,RENTALS AND

LEASING

3.5 MILLIONEDUCATION

4.7 MILLION

FOOD ANDBEVERAGE SERVICE

4.8 MILLION

TRANSPORTATION ANDWAREHOUSING

6.0 MILLIONFINANCE AND INSURANCE

6.4 MILLIONCONSTRUCTION

6.7 MILLIONCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY3

A Powerful Economic Sector

ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING1

Job Comparison

BY INDUSTRY 2

GET INVOLVED

Visit the OIA Advocacy Center at outdoorindustry.org/advocacy to learn more aboutthe issues and actions affecting outdoor recreation.

Educate your elected officials about the outdoor recreation economy, how it can support healthy economies and healthy communities in your neighborhood and encourage policies that promote it.

Go outside and enjoy the public lands and waters that are our nation’s treasures. They belong to you.

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2580 55TH STREETSUITE 101BOULDER, CO 80301

OUTDOORINDUSTRY.ORG1 Bureau of Economic Analysis 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics3 Computing Technology Industry Association

Communities across Maine recognize that outdoor recreation supports health, contributes to a high quality of life and—perhaps most importantly—attracts and sustains employers and families. Investing in outdoor infrastructure attracts employers and active workforces, ensuring those communities thrive economically and socially.

70% OF MAINERESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION EACH YEAR

IN MAINE OUTDOOR RECREATION GENERATES:

MAINE

1 Maine Department of Marine Resources

SPENDING ON RECREATIONAL WATERSPORTS in Maine ($1.3 billion) is nearly double the state’s total landed value of commercial seafood ($721 million)1

Maine residents are more likely to PARTICIPATE IN SNOWSHOEING AND KAYAKING than the average American

$8.2 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

76,000DIRECT JOBS

$2.2BILLION IN WAGES AND SALARIES

$548 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

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Outdoor recreation is among our nation’s largest economic sectors, representing the lifeblood of thousands of American communities and providing livelihoods for millions of American workers.

OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE

THE NATION'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY GENERATES:

$887 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

7.6 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS

$65.3 BILLION IN FEDERAL TAX REVENUE

$59.2 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

7.6 MILLION

OUTDOORRECREATION

2.1 MILLION

REAL ESTATE,RENTALS AND

LEASING

3.5 MILLIONEDUCATION

4.7 MILLION

FOOD ANDBEVERAGE SERVICE

4.8 MILLION

TRANSPORTATION ANDWAREHOUSING

6.0 MILLIONFINANCE AND INSURANCE

6.4 MILLIONCONSTRUCTION

6.7 MILLIONCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY3

A Powerful Economic Sector

ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING1

Job Comparison

BY INDUSTRY 2

GET INVOLVED

Visit the OIA Advocacy Center at outdoorindustry.org/advocacy to learn more aboutthe issues and actions affecting outdoor recreation.

Educate your elected officials about the outdoor recreation economy, how it can support healthy economies and healthy communities in your neighborhood and encourage policies that promote it.

Go outside and enjoy the public lands and waters that are our nation’s treasures. They belong to you.

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2580 55TH STREETSUITE 101BOULDER, CO 80301

OUTDOORINDUSTRY.ORG1 Bureau of Economic Analysis 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics3 Computing Technology Industry Association

IN MASSACHUSETTS OUTDOOR RECREATION GENERATES:

MASSACHUSETTS

1 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

More than twice as many direct jobs in Massachusetts DEPEND ON OUTDOOR RECREATION (120,000) as on the biopharmaceutical industry (55,000)1

Massachusetts residents are more likely to PARTICIPATE IN DOWNHILL SKIING AND KAYAKING than the average American

$16.2 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

120,000DIRECT JOBS

$5.9 BILLION IN WAGES AND SALARIES

$911 MILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

59% OF MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION EACH YEAR

Communities across Massachusetts recognize that outdoor recreation supports health, contributes to a high quality of life and—perhaps most importantly—attracts and sustains employers and families. Investing in outdoor infrastructure attracts employers and active workforces, ensuring those communities thrive economically and socially.

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Outdoor recreation is among our nation’s largest economic sectors, representing the lifeblood of thousands of American communities and providing livelihoods for millions of American workers.

OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE

THE NATION'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY GENERATES:

$887 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

7.6 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS

$65.3 BILLION IN FEDERAL TAX REVENUE

$59.2 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

7.6 MILLION

OUTDOORRECREATION

2.1 MILLION

REAL ESTATE,RENTALS AND

LEASING

3.5 MILLIONEDUCATION

4.7 MILLION

FOOD ANDBEVERAGE SERVICE

4.8 MILLION

TRANSPORTATION ANDWAREHOUSING

6.0 MILLIONFINANCE AND INSURANCE

6.4 MILLIONCONSTRUCTION

6.7 MILLIONCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY3

A Powerful Economic Sector

ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING1

Job Comparison

BY INDUSTRY 2

GET INVOLVED

Visit the OIA Advocacy Center at outdoorindustry.org/advocacy to learn more aboutthe issues and actions affecting outdoor recreation.

Educate your elected officials about the outdoor recreation economy, how it can support healthy economies and healthy communities in your neighborhood and encourage policies that promote it.

Go outside and enjoy the public lands and waters that are our nation’s treasures. They belong to you.

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OUTDOORINDUSTRY.ORG1 Bureau of Economic Analysis 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics3 Computing Technology Industry Association

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Outdoor recreation is among our nation’s largest economic sectors, representing the lifeblood of thousands of American communities and providing livelihoods for millions of American workers.

OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE

THE NATION'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY GENERATES:

$887 BILLION IN CONSUMER SPENDING ANNUALLY

7.6 MILLION AMERICAN JOBS

$65.3 BILLION IN FEDERAL TAX REVENUE

$59.2 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCALTAX REVENUE

7.6 MILLION

OUTDOORRECREATION

2.1 MILLION

REAL ESTATE,RENTALS AND

LEASING

3.5 MILLIONEDUCATION

4.7 MILLION

FOOD ANDBEVERAGE SERVICE

4.8 MILLION

TRANSPORTATION ANDWAREHOUSING

6.0 MILLIONFINANCE AND INSURANCE

6.4 MILLIONCONSTRUCTION

6.7 MILLIONCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY3

A Powerful Economic Sector

ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING1

Job Comparison

BY INDUSTRY 2

GET INVOLVED

Visit the OIA Advocacy Center at outdoorindustry.org/advocacy to learn more aboutthe issues and actions affecting outdoor recreation.

Educate your elected officials about the outdoor recreation economy, how it can support healthy economies and healthy communities in your neighborhood and encourage policies that promote it.

Go outside and enjoy the public lands and waters that are our nation’s treasures. They belong to you.

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2

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2580 55TH STREETSUITE 101BOULDER, CO 80301

OUTDOORINDUSTRY.ORG1 Bureau of Economic Analysis 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics3 Computing Technology Industry Association