Northwest Arkansas Tourism Industry Seeing Major Growth

November 18, 2022

Economy

Northwest Arkansas Tourism Industry Seeing Major Growth

NWA Daily

Arkansas’s tourism industry has seen some major gains across the state, with Northwest Arkansas at the front of the charge. 

  • Revenue: Tourism tax revenue for Benton County was $1.93m, up 60.1% from last year. Washington County collected $1.346m, a 40.8% increase. 
  • Jobs: The monthly employment average for tourism related jobs in Northwest Arkansas was 27,350 from Jan-Aug this year, up 6% compared with the same period in 2021.  

See the full report from Talk Business & Politics HERE

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