While it is easy to think of outdoor recreation as a great way to spend quality time with your friends and family on a sunny Saturday afternoon or to decompress after a long day of work, it is important to also think of outdoor recreation as one of Pennsylvania’s leading industries.
As an industry sector, outdoor recreation added $14 billion to Pennsylvania’s gross domestic product in 2021, producing more than 150,000 jobs and accounting for 1.6 percent of our total economic productivity, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (PDF)Opens In A New Window.
As an industry sector, outdoor recreation added $14 billion to Pennsylvania’s gross domestic product in 2021, producing more than 150,000 jobs and accounting for 1.6 percent of our total economic productivity, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (PDF)Opens In A New Window.
