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 2002 year-end.
| Full-time Employees: |
296 |
| Part-time Employees: |
650 |
| Volunteers: |
960 |
| Total Attendance: |
2,922,130 |
| Total Annual Revenue -- Direct Economic Impact: |
$39,878,692 |
| Capital Spending: |
$26,000,000 |
| Indirect Business Impact: |
$16,151,561 |
| Induced Household Impact: |
$11,713,191 |
| Indirect and Induced Employment Impacts: |
268 |
| Total Economic Impact: |
$67,743,443 |
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