{"id":3427,"date":"2014-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/uncategorized\/cpw-outdoor-rec-report-2\/"},"modified":"2014-05-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T00:00:00","slug":"cpw-outdoor-rec-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/bow\/cpw-outdoor-rec-report-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CPW Outdoor Rec Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released a report, “The Economic Contributions of Outdoor Recreation: A regional and county-level analysis.” \u00a0Southwick Associates conducted the 2013 study for CPW.<\/p>\n
“The total economic output associated with outdoor recreation amounts to $34.5 billion dollars, contributing $19.9 billion dollars to the Gross Domestic Product of the state. This economic activity supports over 313,000 jobs in the state, which represents 13.2% of the entire labor force in Colorado and produces $12.4 billion dollars in salaries and wages. In addition, this output contributes $4.9 billion dollars in local, state and federal tax revenue.”<\/p>\n