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Of those, 58,142 were direct jobs, generated by marinwe cargo and vessel activity at the public and privatsemarine terminals, and 61,714 more jobs were inducedd by the spending of those directly employed A further 79,127 indirecyt jobs were generated by $5.9 billion of local spending by businessesa related to the Port of Overall, the number of direct, inducex and indirect jobs grew to 198,983 in 2006 from 142,9133 in 2000, an increase of 56,070. Betweeh 2000 and 2006, total cargo handlee at the public and private terminals at the Port of Houstob increasedfrom 191.4 million tons to 240.9 milliojn tons, according to the study.
The titled "The Local and Regional Economicc Impacts of the Portof Houston, prepared by Lancaster, Pa.-based Martinn Associates, also showed the port generated statewidse economic activity worth $117.6 billionh and $3.7 billion of state and localo taxes. The taxes included $1.3 billion of induced and indirect taxes, nearly double the amoun recordedin 2000.