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New Study: NU Adds $3.9 Billion to Nebraska’s Annual Economy

university-of-nebraskaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new study says the University of Nebraska adds $3.9 billion to the state’s economy every year. That’s $10.7 million a day.

The report by Pittsburgh firm Tripp Umbach says among the 35,000 university-related jobs in the state, 16,000 are direct university jobs while 19,000 have “spun-off” to support university activities.

The report also says 1 in 36 jobs in the state is the result of NU activities and that the university system touches every industry in the state. It goes on to estimate that every dollar spent by the university system added 86 cents to the state’s economy.

The report was commissioned by the NU Board of Regents.

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