The U.S. travel industry continues to outpace the rest of the economy in terms of jobs growth, contributing 9,200 new jobs in July and increasing total direct employment to 7,596,400 according to senior vice president at the US Travel Association. "Travel-job growth was mainly driven by increases in the restaurant and lodging sectors. In total, 63,700 jobs have been added to the U.S. Travel industry, or an average of 9,100 jobs per month since January of this year..." Huether said.Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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The U.S. travel industry continues to outpace the rest of the economy in terms of jobs growth, contributing 9,200 new jobs in July and increasing total direct employment to 7,596,400 according to senior vice president at the US Travel Association. "Travel-job growth was mainly driven by increases in the restaurant and lodging sectors. In total, 63,700 jobs have been added to the U.S. Travel industry, or an average of 9,100 jobs per month since January of this year..." Huether said.
