Arizona economy surges due to water-related outdoor recreation
April 29
A new economic impact published by Audubon Southwest shows that water-based outdoor recreation generates $11.7 billion in economic output annually in Arizona. More key findings show that Arizonans and visitors collectively spent $9.7 billion in Arizona on water-related outdoor recreation. Water-based outdoor recreation supports 72,000+ jobs across Arizona, with those jobs paying annual wages of nearly $4 billion. Recreation along water added more than $6.9 billion to the state’s Gross Domestic Product.
Haley Paul, the Sr. Policy Director for Audubon Southwest, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss how outdoor recreation in Arizona fills out the economy.
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