The economic impact of the Saint Louis Zoo is a measure of the amount of and the way that dollars associated with the Zoo circulate through the region. There are three levels of impact the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association considers when they develop these figures: the direct impact, the indirect business impact, and the induced household spending impact. All three of these an be expressed in terms of annual flow of dollars or annual full-time jobs. Figures represent 2007 year-end.
| Full-time Employees: |
300 |
| Part-time Employees: |
220 |
| Volunteers: |
1,300 |
| Total Attendance: |
2,956,741 |
| Total Annual Revenue -- Direct Economic Impact: |
$105 million |
| Capital Spending: |
$5.6 million |
| Indirect Business Impact: |
$45.3 million |
| Induced Household Impact: |
$55.6 million |
| Indirect and Induced Employment Impacts: |
880 |
| Total Economic Impact: |
$205.9 million |
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