Bureau Of Labor Statistics

 Workforce data from Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

First a map about the weekly wage for the Leisure/Hospitality in the public local sector

Does the private sector do better?

Doesn't seem so

News from the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries

I just posted some news from OTTI on RTS Listserv. You can subscribe to this news by visiting this website. http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/tinews/subscribe.html

(it is a tad slow this morning, perhaps from the news yesterday?)

August 18, 2009
Economic Downturn Continues to Weaken Tourism Industry
Accelerating Job Losses, Sharp Declines in Spending