Travel Employment Growth Outpaces Overall Economy by 10 Percent; Travel Exports Growing 2.5 Times Faster Than Others
David Huether, senior vice president of research and economics at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on today's U.S. employment and exports numbers:
"The American travel industry is leading, yet again, our nation's economic growth and recovery.
"While the rest of the economy added jobs at a slower rate in March, the travel industry bucked the trend and added 7,000, or 8 percent, of the 88,000 new jobs. Direct travel employment now totals 7.7 million.
"Since the economic recovery began in early 2010, travel has expanded employment at a 10 percent faster pace than the rest of the economy, adding 365,800 jobs and making up more than three-quarters of the jobs lost during the recession compared to two-thirds for the rest of the economy.
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Consultez la source sur Veille info tourisme: Etats-Unis Les derniers chiffres de lemploi et de lexportation confirment que le secteur du voyage est le premier moteur de la croissance