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25 February 2024 Estimate of the revenue and economic contribution of the professional pest management industry in Georgia, United States
Jacob L. Winkles, Benjamin L. Campbell, Brian T. Forschler
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The Professional Pest Management Industry (PPMI) dates back over a century in the United States. Stakeholder calls for economic studies of the PPMI include, in the 1980s, the National Research Council, although there has been little to no progress on that topic. US Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicate that revenue and employment for the PPMI in Georgia increased 117% from 1997 to 2021. We determined the revenue, employment, and economic contributions for the PPMI in Georgia, United States, using 2 methodologies applied to IMPLAN: primary survey data in combination with an open records request and publicly available Federal Economic data. Estimates of average revenue for the Georgia PPMI in 2021 were $833–$988 million, using the survey/open records and publicly available data, respectively. We utilized an economic modeling program, IMPLAN, to estimate the economic contributions by the Georgia PPMI in 2021 to be between $1.7 and $2.0 billion, with 13,000–14,000 jobs for the 2 respective data sets. We describe the methods and provide tutorials for other states or national organizations to follow to generate justifiable, comparable economic information on the PPMI. In addition, we discuss the unique position of the PPMI as heavily regulated by State Departments of Agriculture to advocate for including the PPMI economic values when reporting agricultural economic contributions.

Jacob L. Winkles, Benjamin L. Campbell, and Brian T. Forschler "Estimate of the revenue and economic contribution of the professional pest management industry in Georgia, United States," Journal of Economic Entomology 117(2), 601-608, (25 February 2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae029
Received: 13 December 2023; Accepted: 11 February 2024; Published: 25 February 2024
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KEYWORDS
economic impact
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
urban pest management
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