$OTHM ~ From the official data provided by ARDA, the U.S. time share industry generated $70 billion of economic output; 493,000 full-and part-time jobs; $23 billion in income; and over $7.7 billion in total taxes in 2011: http://www.arda.org/uploadedFiles/ARDA/News_and_Information/Industry_Information/economic%20impact%20fact%20sheet.pdf