Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$765,297,576
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
135,733
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Vicksburg, Natchez Trace and Gulf Islands
15,982,006
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$765,297,576
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
23,127
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$765,297,576▲ 10%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Mississippi, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202523,127▼ 15%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Mississippi, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
135,733
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025135,733▲ 140%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED MSLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Vicksburg, Natchez Trace and Gulf Islands
15,982,006
2025 · National Park Service
VICK recreation visits
410,300
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Vicksburg, Natchez Trace and Gulf Islands
1990–202515,982,006▲ 46%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
VICK recreation visits
1990–2025410,300▼ 23%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).