Terrorist Attacks to Cost LA 41,000 Jobs

LOS ANGELES-Last month’s terrorist attacks on the East Coast will cost LA County 41,000 jobs and a staggering $2 billion in travel spending over the next nine months, according to estimates by local tourism and union officials.

Roughly 3,500 of this county’s unionized hotel workers–or 40% of the total unionized hotel workforce–have already lost their jobs or had their hours cut in the days since the attacks, according to the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau and union representatives. Hotels and theme parks have seen their business plunge because so many business and leisure travelers have cancelled their travel plans for security or economic reasons.