Interior Department Supported $254 Billion in Economic Activity and Nearly 1.7 million Jobs in FY 2016
Published by the Department of the Interior
National parks, refuges, monuments and other public lands managed by Interior hosted an estimated 473 million recreational visits in 2016—up from 443 million in 2015—these visits supported $50 billion in economic output and about 426,000 jobs nationwide.
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