New 2025 Outdoor Recreation Economy Data to Be Released November 18: Current Statistics Show $1.3 Trillion in Output and 5.2 Million Jobs
In Washington, D.C., the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced on November 4 that it will host a virtual briefing at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on November 18 to unveil new outdoor recreation economic data from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The release covers the 2025 dataset; BEA's formal release (BEA 26-48), titled Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2025, is scheduled for 10 a.m. on November 18, and the data has not yet been released.
According to the most recently available data, for 2024, outdoor recreation generates $1.3 trillion in annual economic output and supports 5.2 million jobs; on a value-added basis, the outdoor recreation economy was $696.7 billion in 2024, or 2.4 percent of current-dollar GDP.
Whitney Potter Schwartz, ORR's senior vice president, said in the statement that outdoor recreation is a powerful economic engine that touches nearly every community in America. ORR said the November 18 briefing will highlight key national and state data and analysis, with participation from ORR, BEA economists and policymakers.
BEA publishes its outdoor recreation economic statistics annually for the United States and for individual states.
(Source: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable)
Source: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable
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