Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,432,867,680
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
344,292
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Olympic, Mount Rainier and North Cascades national parks
5,266,454
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,432,867,680
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
31,421
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$1,432,867,680▲ 86%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Washington, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202531,421▲ 7%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Washington, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
344,292
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025344,292▲ 80%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED WALEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Olympic, Mount Rainier and North Cascades national parks
5,266,454
2025 · National Park Service
OLYM recreation visits
3,584,187
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Olympic, Mount Rainier and North Cascades national parks
1990–20255,266,454▲ 15%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
OLYM recreation visits
1990–20253,584,187▲ 28%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).