employment security department labor market & economic analysis branch hotels and lodging national industry at a glance other are homes away from home for business travelers vacationers offering both temporary relief housekeeping chores back in attending to guests guestrooms places the united states employ 1 8 million workers most of them either preparing serving food or cleaning rooms otherwise maintaining grounds premises more than 45 000 motels offer over 3 6 on any given day ranging basic no frills budget apartment size hotel suites several hundred super can accommodate large conventions meetings during which attendees rent 500 each within this continuum bed breakfast inns cabins cottages resorts addition grouping numerous recreational vehicle parks camp facilities rooming boarding houses 1998 employed about nationwide among state leaders california nevada florida with
