Colorado Springs

Positively Impacting Colorado’s Economy
Colorado Springs Region
PERA provides
$412.6 million
in retirement
distributions to
11,161
Colorado Springs
region residents
PERA retirement distributions result in
The economic
impact to
state/local
governments
amounts to
$503.4 million
in total economic output
$22.8 million
in tax revenue, which
supports schools, roads,
and other important services
Creates
$98 million
in labor income
And help sustain
2,463 jobs
in the Colorado Springs region
Adds
$190 million
to the total value of
goods and services
in the Colorado
Springs region
Amounts and data shown above are annual payments as of September 2014; prepared by Pacey Economics, Inc.
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