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Energy and Minerals Industries in National, Regional, and State Economies

This report provides information on the economic contribution of the extractive industries in the United States at national, regional, and state levels. The extractive industries are important to the United States economy both as producers of inputs essential to manufacturing, agriculture, and construction, and as generators of employment and income. This report focuses on the size the extractive industries in various regions of the country and their contributions to gross national and state product, as well as their demand for inputs.

Geographic areas where resource production is particularly important in terms of gross state or regional product, jobs, or employee compensation are highlighted. Overall, the importance of metal mining to gross domestic product (GDP) decreased slightly between 1977 and 1990. Of all the nonrenewable resource sectors, oil and gas contributed the most to GDP and to individual gross state products (GSPs). The energy and minerals sectors were seldom the largest employers in a state, but usually paid compensation that was significantly higher than that offered by manufacturing or services. The extractive industries also tended to pay higher than average wages across all industries in a state. Economic statistics for the energy and mineral sectors for 16 states, plus aggregated results for all other sectors, are provided.

Shields, Deborah J., Susan A. Winter, Gregory S. Alward, and Kathy L. Hartung. 1996. Energy and minerals industries in national, regional, and state economies. General Technical Report FPL-95. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 82 p

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