Driving particle physics research at home in Illinois
Fermilab’s economic impact begins in Batavia, Illinois.
Procurement spend occurred across nearly all 50 states, most significantly in Illinois, where Fermilab’s main campus is located. Additionally, a significant impact has been seen in South Dakota due to the LBNF/DUNE project being, in part, based in this state.
Almost 400 of the 900 small businesses that received procurement dollars in fiscal year 2022 were located in Illinois.
In fiscal year 2022 Fermilab operations in Illinois added nearly $1.3 billion to the state’s gross economic output. This includes subcontractor and lab procurement spending of $255 million with Illinois-based businesses and $357 million (induced) spending by Fermilab employees. For further understanding, for every $100 spent in direct economic activity through Fermilab, an additional $106 is generated or sustained throughout the Illinois economy.
Out of Fermilab’s population of 1,985 employees, 1,970 reported to the Batavia, Illinois Fermilab site, creating a substantial impact on the state’s economy. Secondary effects of Fermilab’s employee count generated an additional 3,074 jobs which in total accounts for the creation and sustainment of 5,044 jobs within Illinois.
The laboratory’s economic impact includes a significant amount of construction work. In Illinois, Fermilab spent $49 million related to facility improvements at the Batavia campus, generating a total economic impact of $96 million in economic output. Of the $96 million in construction-related economic output, $42 million was due to contributions to household income and $54 million to contributions to the state’s gross state product. Translating this impact to job creation, the construction activity in fiscal year 2022 created or sustained 361 internal jobs as well as an additional 216 indirect and induced jobs.
For every $100 spent in direct economic activity through Fermilab, an additional $106 is generated or sustained throughout the Illinois economy.
PIP-II is estimated to create an economic output of $1.26 billion between the fiscal years of 2022 to 2028.
The operation of Fermilab is responsible for bringing in a total of $788 million into the Illinois economy. Almost $611 million of the economic output was generated through Fermilab suppliers and employee household spending. Throughout the Illinois economy, Fermilab’s operations have increased personal income by $529 million.
The Fermilab PIP-II project is estimated to create an economic output of $1.26 billion between the fiscal years of 2022 to 2028.
Empowering South Dakota’s scientific advancement
The home for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility
Located in Lead, South Dakota, the LBNF project is the largest Department of Energy project that was active in fiscal year 2022. The project spent $150 million primarily associated with excavation and construction-related activities. The total spend in fiscal year 2022 contributed to $275 million in total economic output. Currently, many of the staff operating in support of this multi-decade project are subcontractors; some of them are operating remotely from Illinois. The economic output is responsible for creating or sustaining 1,584 jobs, $99 million in new household income and $125 million on gross-state product.
$11 million of new procurement subcontract awards was issued to South Dakota-based businesses which helped to create $59 million of indirect economic activity.
LBNF/DUNE-US directly impacts the economy through the creation of jobs in multiple disciplines (including research and construction) and the procurement of products needed to build the experiment in Illinois and South Dakota. Fermilab also has indirect economic impact through travel expenditures associated with visiting and working at the facilities. Furthermore, Fermilab will generate an induced economic impact through increased consumer spending by those residents that benefit from LBNF activities. These are benefits that will endure with the continued development of research projects.
The LBNF/DUNE-US operations are projected to have an economic output of $4.3 billion between the fiscal years of 2022 to 2030.