Tourism & Parks in the United States

Tourism & Parks in the United States

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Key figures

Leisure and hospitality jobs

16,706,435

Jobs · 2025

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

1,817,709

Jobs · 2025

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

$82,663,741,360

$ · 2025

Recreation visits to Everglades, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas national parks

181,720,107

Visits · 2025

Historical data

Pick an indicator to see its long-run evolution.

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
16,706,435▲ 78%

Sum of the 50 states (+ DC where reported). BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED FLLEIH).

Sources: BEA, BLS, Census Bureau, EIA, FBI, USDA, NCES, U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies (via FRED where noted). National totals marked “Sum of the 50 states” add up official state figures.

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