Released on = December 5, 2006, 9:50 pm

Press Release Author = George McQuade

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = The first time study reveals that the University of Southern
California (USC) is also the City of Los Angeles\' largest private employer,
providing jobs for 26,446 people during the last fiscal year. In addition, USC\'s
economy activity in turn produced another 16,318 non-USC jobs in the regional
economy.


Press Release Body =
LOS ANGELES, CA ,December 06, 2006 --The University of Southern California - widely
recognized as one of the nation\'s top research universities with highly respected
programs in law, business, medicine, film and, yes, football - has yet another
feather to place in its cap. According to a new study, USC is responsible for $4
billion annually in economic activity in Los Angeles County alone.

The University is also the City of Los Angeles\' largest private employer,
providing jobs for 26,446 people during the last fiscal year. In addition, USC\'s
economy activity in turn produced another 16,318 non-USC jobs in the regional
economy. The study, released today, shows that USC in FY 2005-2006 injected
$1.86 billion in total direct spending into the economy with an estimated
additional indirect and induced output from the University of more than $2.14
billion in Los Angeles County.

The study, \"Economic Impact Analysis of the University of Southern California
Annual Operations: Fiscal Year 2005-2006,\" was produced by consulting firm
Economics Research Associates and is posted at:

http://www.mayocommunications.com/2006NewsReleases/2006USC-EconomicStudy11-20-06.pdf

The study includes the impacts of USC\'s academic spending; it does not
include the direct spending or impacts of USC-affiliated hospitals. Among
the study\'s other findings, for the fiscal year studied:


. Every $1 million spent by USC in the region supports 10.6 full-time equivalent jobs
. For every dollar spent by USC in LA County, an additional 39 cents of economic output
was created in the regional economy
. USC\'s 32,000 students annually spend $406 million in the economy
. USC visitors bring more than $12.3 million in direct expenditures to the local
economy
. USC capital construction expenditures last year totaled more than $207 million

\"The University has always been an incredible asset to the city and the
region as a whole. Since its founding more than 125 years ago, USC has
been there to meet the needs of this ever-growing and ever more important
part of the world,\" said Steven B. Sample, president, University of
Southern California. \"Today Los Angeles has a role of global importance -
it is the de facto capital city of the Pacific Rim. USC is better
positioned than ever to significantly impact not only the region\'s economy
but the world\'s as well.\"

\"We knew USC is an important economic engine for Southern California, and
these study results reveal just how big a contribution to the region\'s
economy the University makes,\" said
David E. Bergman, principal, Economic Research Associates, Los Angeles, which produced
the study.

About the University of Southern Californian (USC)

From the surrounding neighborhoods adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles to around
the globe, the University of Southern California provides public leadership and
public service in such diverse fields as health care, economic development,
social welfare, scientific research, public policy and the arts. USC, the
largest private research university west of the Mississippi, serves the public
interest by being the largest private employer in the city of Los Angeles, as
well as the city\'s largest export industry in the private sector.




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