Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$422,699,375
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
99,417
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands and Bandelier
1,318,162
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$422,699,375
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
13,168
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$422,699,375▲ 52%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, New Mexico, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202513,168▼ 5%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, New Mexico, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
99,417
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–202599,417▲ 65%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED NMLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands and Bandelier
1,318,162
2025 · National Park Service
CAVE recreation visits
410,778
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands and Bandelier
1990–20251,318,162▼ 20%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
CAVE recreation visits
1990–2025410,778▼ 45%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).