Outdoor Industry Association® (OIA) released “The Outdoor Recreation Economy,” a report detailing the national economic impact of outdoor recreation in the United States.

This follow-up and expansion to our 2006 report demonstrates that outdoor recreation is big business in this country, to the tune of:

• 6.1 million direct American jobs
• $646 billion in direct consumer spending each year
• $39.9 billion in federal tax revenue
• $39.7 billion in state/local tax revenue