economic impact of refugees in the cleveland area
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Economic Impact of Refugees in the Cleveland Area. Refugee Services Collaborative. 28-Oct-2013. Key Findings. $ 4.8 in million in per year spending by the Refugee Service Agencies yields substantial and positive results: ≈ 66% is federal money - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Economic Impact of Refugees in the Cleveland AreaRefugee Services Collaborative28-Oct-2013
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Key Findings• $4.8 in million in per year spending by the Refugee
Service Agencies yields substantial and positive results:– ≈ 66% is federal money
• A total economic impact of $48 million per year• Refugee Spending• Refugee Service Agencies• Refugee Small Businesses
• Supports 650 jobs & 2.7 million in tax revenue• 1 : 10 impact ratio
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Other Economic Impacts• Refugee arrivals 2000-2010 averted a 3.1%
greater population decline in Cuyahoga County• Estimated 248 houses purchased from refugees
arriving after year 2000• Refugees more likely to be entrepreneurs &
create small businesses• 17,000+ refugees since 1983 have settled in
Greater Cleveland
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Economic ImpactInduced Impact(Worker Spending)
Indirect Impact(Local Supply Chains)
Direct Impact •Refugee Organizations
•Refugee Household Spending•Refugee-Owned Business
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Annual Economic Impact in 2012 was $48 million and 650 jobs
Economic Impact Summary of Refugee and Refugee Services in the Cleveland Area
Direct Indirect Induced TotalRefugee Service Organization Spending (Millions) $4.4 $0.4 $1.7 $6.6
Employment 95 3 14 112Refugee Household Spending Spending (Millions) $22.2 $5.2 $5.9 $33.3
Employment 291 40 55 386
Refugee-Owned Businesses Spending (Millions) $7.6 $2.0 $2.4 $12.0Employment 141 15 19 175
Total Spending (Millions) $33.4 $7.6 $7.0 $48.0Employment 526 58 65 650
Note: The total impact is smaller than the sum of the three components as overlapping impacts were removed in aggregation.
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State of Ohio Fiscal Impact, 2012
Annual State Tax Revenue
Refugee Service Organizations
Refugee Household Spending
Refugee Businesses Total
Individual Income Tax $79,805 $837,574 $89,730 $1,007,110
Commercial Activity Tax $0 $57,734 $19,865 $77,599
Sales Tax $0 $529,089 $196,847 $725,936
Total $79,805 $1,424,397 $306,442 $1,810,644Source: Chmura Economics & Analytics
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Local Fiscal Impact, 2012
Estimated Local Taxes by County and MunicipalitySales Tax Income Tax Admission Tax Total
Cuyahoga County $296,974 $296,974City of Cleveland $292,968 $18,980 $311,948City of Lakewood $142,533 $7,695 $150,228City of Cleveland Heights $44,979 $1,093 $46,071Rest of Municipalities $91,578 $1,641 $93,219Total $296,974 $572,058 $29,408 $898,440Source: Chmura Economics & Analytics
Annual County and City Tax RevenueRefugee Service
OrganizationsRefugee Household
SpendingRefugee
Businesses TotalMunicipal Income Tax $45,331 $475,758 $50,969 $572,058County Sales Tax $0 $216,446 $80,528 $296,974Municipal Admission Tax $0 $29,408 $0 $29,408Total $45,331 $721,612 $131,497 $898,440
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Source: Refugee Services Program, OJFS & Chmura
4,518 Refugees Arrived Since 2000
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Cleveland’s Welcoming Legacy
Cleveland averaged:• ≈ 570 refugees a year 1983-2004• ≈ 330 refugees a year 2005-2012
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Source: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, US Census, and Chmura
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Thriving In Cleveland• Employment & wage profile of refugees in Cleveland is better than
national norms– 73.5% employed (2012) vs. 58% national norm (2006) & 68.2% in select
cities (2008)– 8.1% receiving public assistance after 2-years (2012) vs. 12.4% in select
cities (2008)– Household income $31,000 (2012) vs. $25,000 in select cities (2008)
• After 5 years, 58% of refugees over the age 16 were employed vs. 63% for U.S. population– 69% of refugee households are completely self-sufficient– No macroeconomic findings that refugees raise unemployment rates among
the native population– Second generation educational attainment is higher than overall population
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