Published June 10, 2012, 11:30 PM
Veterinary medicine has $1.5B impact in Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS – A new study that measured the financial impact of veterinary medicine in Minnesota finds it contributes $1.5 billion annually to the state’s economy.
MINNEAPOLIS – A new study that measured the financial impact of veterinary medicine in Minnesota finds it contributes $1.5 billion annually to the state’s economy.
The report from the University of Minnesota Extension and Department of Applied Sciences attributes that figure to the economic activity generated by an estimated $680 million in annual combined wages and salaries of 14,500 people employed in the state’s veterinary medicine industry.
The study found 10 of Minnesota’s 87 counties do not have a private veterinary practice. Such practices account for the bulk of the veterinary workforce, employing 7,700 people in Minnesota with
$550 million in salaries and wages.
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