Impact of Travel & Tourism on the U.S. and State Economies
State Key FindingsImpact of Travel and Tourism on the U.S. and State Economies provides statistics on travel and tourism generated employment, payroll, expenditures, and tax revenue for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. California led the nation by travel and tourism employment, payroll, expenditures, and tax revenue.
State Travel and Tourism Generated Employment
- California led the nation in travel and tourism employment, with 818,700 employees, followed by second ranked Florida at 734,600 employees in 2003.
- Texas, New York, and Nevada rounded out the top five states by travel and tourism employment in 2003.
- Only 13 states added travel and tourism supported jobs between 2002 and 2003.
- Nevada was the fastest growing travel and tourism industry state between 2002 and 2003, with employment jumping by almost two percent, adding 6,500 jobs. Arizona and South Carolina were second and third, each with growth rates over one percent, adding 2,100 jobs and 1,300 jobs, respectively.
- Nevada led the nation with 31 percent of its workforce in the travel and tourism industry in 2003. Hawaii ranked second with 27 percent of its workforce supported by travel and tourism.
State Travel and Tourism Generated Payroll
- California led the nation by travel and tourism industry payroll at $19.7 billion in 2003, up by $78 million from $19.6 billion in 2002, not adjusted for inflation.
- Florida and Texas ranked second and third nationwide by travel and tourism payroll, with $15.4 billion and $12.2 billion, respectively, in 2003.
- Alaska experienced the highest rate of growth in its travel and tourism related payroll, jumping by 4.3 percent between 2002 and 2003. Arizona ranked second, with an 3.4 percent increase in its travel and tourism related payroll, during the same period.
State Travel and Tourism Generated Expenditures
- California, Florida, and New York led the nation in travel and tourism expenditures in 2003.
- California, Florida, Nevada, and New York were the only states nationwide to experience an increase of more than $1 billion in its travel and tourism related expenditures between 2002 and 2003.
- Wyoming experienced the highest rate increase in travel and tourism related expenditures nationwide, with a jump of some 6.5 percent between 2002 and 2003.
- Missouri experienced the largest decline in travel and tourism related expenditures, falling by $160 million between 2002 and 2003.
State Travel and Tourism Generated Tax Revenue
- California was the nation’s leading state by travel-generated tax revenue for federal, state, and local governments in 2003, at nearly $12 billion.
- Florida and New York followed California with $8.6 billion and $7.2 billion in travel generated tax revenue, respectively, in 2003.
- Arizona reported the highest growth rate in travel and tourism generated tax revenue, with an increase of 4.8 percent between 2002 and 2003.
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