Beer Is Big Business: See How Much NYC Relies On Brewing

NEW YORK, NY — Beer isn't just essential for partying – it seems it's also central to New York City's economy.

A new report from the Beer Institute and National Beer Wholesalers Association shows the drink is a major contributor to the city, with thousands of jobs and a load of tax money reliant on it.

In the 14 Congressional Districts that make up almost the entirety of New York City, the beer industry generated 67,193 jobs in 2018, according to the study which is commissioned every other year.

Here's the breakdown for the different congressional districts:

District 3, which includes, Little Neck, Whitestone and Floral Park:

Direct
Jobs: 3,271
Wages: $137,373,100
Output: $332,236,500
Supplier
Jobs: 999
Wages: $83,317,200
Output: $243,820,300
Induced
Jobs: 1,834
Wages: $117,320,800
Output: $327,631,700

District 4, which includes East Rockaway, New Hyde Park and Garden City.

Direct Jobs (Those involved in manufacturing and distributing beer): 1,682

Wages: $63,018,500
Output: $147,243,000
Supplier Jobs (Those involved in beer sales): 650
Wages: $50,764,600
Output: $145,501,000
Induced Jobs (those that rely on spending by workers in the beer industry, including housing and food services): 1,396
Wages: $83,906,800
Output: $226,016,700

District 5, which includes Jamaica, Queens Village, and South Ozone Park.

Direct Jobs: 1,495

Wages: $52,134,000

Output: $107,295,500
Supplier Jobs: 486
Wages: $33,422,900
Output: $93,189,800
Induced Jobs: 887
Wages: $46,462,500
Output: $117,503,000

District 6, which includes Flushing, Bayside and Forest Hills.

Direct Jobs: 986
Wages: $36,331,000
Output: $85,955,800
Supplier Jobs: 317
Wages: $22,432,000
Output: $71,905,600
Induced Jobs: 751
Wages: $42,150,100
Output: $127,192,600

District 7, which includes Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Greenpoint and the East Village.

Direct Jobs: 1,736

Wages: $76,172,000
Output: $231,344,700
Supplier Jobs: 571
Wages: $44,710,700
Output: $135,822,600
Induced Jobs: 1,024
Wages: $60,917,900
Output: $177,079,700

District 8, which includes Canarsie, Brownsville, Coney Island and East Flatbush.

Direct Jobs: 1,432

Wages: $51,180,500
Output: $110,349,300
Supplier Jobs: 301
Wages: $21,574,000
Output: $75,596,500
Induced Jobs: 720
Wages: $38,177,200
Output: $108,077,440

District 9, which includes Park Slope, Prospect Gardens, Sheepshead Bay and Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic community.

Direct Jobs: 790
Wages: $27,199,700
Output: $57,286,100
Supplier Jobs: 235
Wages: $17,092,200
Output: $58,131,200
Induced Jobs: 643
Wages: $55,866,900
Output: $98,499,700

District 10, which includes Morningside Heights, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Greenwich Village and Borough Park.

Direct Jobs: 5,230

Wages: $186,127,200
Output: $379,772,500
Supplier Jobs: 3,097
Wages: $317,394,300
Output: $761,671,800
Induced Jobs: 4,534
Wages: $353,095,100
Output: $1,066,535,400

District 11, which includes Bay Ridge, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights.

Direct Jobs: 1,121
Wages: $39,490,900
Output: $89,279,900
Supplier Jobs: 304
Wages: $23,161,400
Output: $70,317,900
Induced Jobs: 754
Wages: $41,427,900
Output: $114,503,600

District 12, which includes the East Side of Manhattan, Red Hook and Williamsburg.

Direct Jobs: 6,522
Wages: $335,556,300
Output: $1,235,771,000
Supplier Jobs: 4,522
Wages: $492,556,500
Output: $1,183,002,700
Induced Jobs: 5,914,471,214,500
Wages: $471,214,500
Output: $1,336,708,600

District 13, which includes Harlem, Inwood and Washington Heights.

Direct Jobs: 4,981
Wages: $171,846,000
Output: $344,345,000
Supplier Jobs: 191
Wages: $13,013,200
Output: $42,641,600
Induced Jobs: 757
Wages: $43,669,900
Output: $107,485,000

District 14, which includes Jackson Heights, Astoria and Pelham Bay.

Direct Jobs: 971
Wages: $38,457,200
Output: $101,753,600
Supplier Jobs: 399
Wages: $29,152,600
Output: $86,540,700
Induced Jobs: 770
Wages: $44,973,200
Output: $126,727,000

District 15, which includes Spanish Harlem, Columbia University and Gran't Tomb.

Direct Jobs: 1,891
Wages: $140,767,900
Output: $548,222,700
Supplier Jobs: 274
Wages: $20,322,100
Output: $69,986,300
Induced Jobs: 591
Wages: $33,498,400
Output: $90,480,900

District 16, which includes Mott Haven, Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo.

Direct Jobs: 808
Wages: $33,054,500
Output: $90,733,100
Supplier Jobs: 378
Wages: $26,769,300
Output: $80,804,000
Induced Jobs: 978
Wages: $53,084,800
Output: $148,156,300

Craig Purser, president and CEO of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, told Patch on Tuesday the beer industry is the "biggest little industry you've never paid attention to."

And the facts bear that out.

Nationwide, the beer industry contributed $328.4 billion in economic output, the report found. That's roughly the same amount as the GDP for all of Denmark. Beer also generated about 2.19 million jobs in the country, while production and sales created $58.6 billion in tax revenue.

The number of distribution jobs nationwide has increased by more than 19 percent over the last 10 years to nearly 141,600. Purser credited the increase in distributing jobs to the overall increase in number of breweries over the last three decades.

By contrast, despite the increase in breweries, the number of brewing jobs actually fell over the past two years. Brewers and beer importers have roughly 70,000 U.S. workers, the study found, and Purser said the slight decrease is likely because breweries are becoming more efficient.