Interior Report Released

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt this week released the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2018. The report highlights Interior activities covering conventional and renewable energy, recreation, non-fuel minerals, irrigation, and conservation that resulted in $315- billion in economic output and supported 1.8-million jobs during the year. That’s up from $254-billion in economic output and 1.6-million jobs in 2016. Oil, gas and coal produced from Interior-managed lands and waters supported an estimated $151-billion in economic output and an estimated 643-thousand jobs. National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, National Monuments and other public lands managed by Interior hosted an estimated 486-million recreational visits in fiscal year 2018, which is up from 473-million in 2016. These visits supported an estimated $58-billion in economic output and an estimated 452-thousand jobs nationwide. In Wyoming specifically, the Interior Department says the state saw a $14.71-billion contribution to the Gross Domestic Product, $21-billion in economic output, and supported 88-thousand jobs.

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