The USTOA, the United States Tour Operators Association, has published a booklet on the travel careers. It's very interesting and stresses our importance in the economy and growth. I think you'll find it interesting, helpful and encouraging.
"Since the employment recovery began in March of 2010, the travel industry has created 287,000 new jobs and has created jobs at a pace that has been 29 percent faster than the rest of the economy."
Travel Jobs:
· 14.4 million: total number of American jobs supported by travel
· 1 in 8: American jobs (private sector) supported by travel
· 1,1 million: American jobs directly supported by travel exports
· #6
: where travel ranks in terms of total U.S. employment
· 48: number of states where travel is a top ten employer (2010)
· 29%: pace that travel jobs have been created - faster than the rest of the economy (March 2010-July 2012)
· 1 in 7: ratio of projected growth of travel jobs
· 44 of 50
: number of states where small businesses in travel employ a higher percentage of workers than the private sector (2007)
· 33: number of overseas visitors that create one American job
100% How much I love working in Tourism!
Link to booklet:
http://www.ustravel.org/sites/default/files/page/2012/08/e-Travel_Means_Jobs-2012.pdf
