Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,461,015,069
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
541,992
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway and Cape Hatteras
30,745,701
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,461,015,069
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
42,678
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$1,461,015,069▲ 79%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, North Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202542,678▲ 9%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, North Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
541,992
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025541,992▲ 126%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED NCLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway and Cape Hatteras
30,745,701
2025 · National Park Service
GRSM recreation visits
11,527,939
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway and Cape Hatteras
1990–202530,745,701▲ 14%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
GRSM recreation visits
1990–202511,527,939▲ 41%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).