An economic study highlights that the vast scope of the U.S. beer industry – from brewers and beer importers to beer distributors to retailers – generates more than $328 billion in economic activity, more than 2.1 million American jobs and nearly $59 billion in tax revenue.

Jobs, tax contribution and economic impact figures for each state can be found here.

The Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) released the Beer Serves America report to highlight the industry’s complete impact on the American economy. The study, based on government and industry data, examines direct, indirect and induced spending, labor, and tax collection.