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Socioeconomic Impacts in Eastern States

The BLM's management of public lands in Eastern States supported more than 5,400 jobs in Fiscal Year 2011.  Most of the jobs were related to oil and gas activity, which resulted in an economic impact of about $654.4 million.  The overall BLM economic impact was about $984.1 million.  This table provides employment and economic output by category.  Economic output data are in millions of dollars.

SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS
Energy
Recreation
Timber
Grazing

Category

Impacts

 

Employment

Output ($million)

 

Direct

Total

Direct

Total

Recreation

63

114

 5.5

12.8

Energy 

Oil and Gas

1,550

3,807

305.5

654.4

Coal

430

1,394

136.5

290.2

Non-Metallic Minerals*

50

143

12.2

26.7

Wind

—

—

—

—

Geothermal

—

—

—

—

Solar

—

—

—

—

Total Energy1

2,030

5,344

454.2

971.3

Timber

—

—

—

—

Grazing

—

—

—

—

Total, All Categories1

2,093

5,458

459.7

984.1

1Totals may not add up exactly, owing to rounding.

*Does not include hardrock minerals.

Jobs and Revenue: Click States for Data
Colorado: 28,260 jobs supported; $6.8 billion overall economic impact Wyoming: 95,599 jobs supported; $26.7 billion overall economic impact New Mexico: 58,034 jobs supported; $12.6 billion overall economic impact Kansas: 394 jobs supported; $74.5 million overall economic impact North Dakota: 6,328 jobs supported; $1.4 billion overall economic impact Oklahoma: 1,160 jobs supported; $253.2 million overall economic impact Texas: 1,269 jobs supported; $375.1 million overall economic impact Eastern States: 5,330 jobs supported; $1.1 billion overall economic impact South Dakota: 143 jobs supported; $22.4 million overall economic impact Nebraska: 179 jobs supported; $34.9 million overall economic impact Montana: 9,679 jobs supported; $1.5 billion overall economic impact Idaho: 7,266 jobs supported; $798 million overall economic impact Utah: 30,594 jobs supported; $6.1 billion overall economic impact Arizona: 4,855 jobs supported; $517.9 million overall economic impact Washington: 403 jobs supported; $53.3 million overall economic impact Oregon: 9,935 jobs supported; $1.3 billion overall economic impact Nevada: 5,009 jobs supported; $628.9 million overall economic impact California: 22,870 jobs supported; $4.9 billion overall economic impact Alaska: 1,084 jobs supported; $254.7 million overall economic impact

Related Content Available

Thumbnail of BLM factsheet coverA PDF version of data from BLM's 2012 report, “A Sound Investment for America,” is available for download by clicking this link.  In addition, the Department of the Interior has an economic report that incorporates economic data on hardrock minerals that are not included in the BLM report.  You can also download the BLM's 2011 report by clicking this link.  A related video is available by clicking this link.

   
Last updated: 09-26-2012