Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$2,086,291,200
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
350,617
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Black Canyon national parks
5,317,145
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$2,086,291,200
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
44,029
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$2,086,291,200▲ 83%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Colorado, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202544,029▲ 6%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Colorado, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
350,617
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025350,617▲ 110%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED COLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Black Canyon national parks
5,317,145
2025 · National Park Service
ROMO recreation visits
4,171,431
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Black Canyon national parks
1990–20255,317,145▲ 40%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
ROMO recreation visits
1990–20254,171,431▲ 58%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).