Tourism in Yorkshire generates more than £9 billion per annum and supporting almost 225,000 jobs. During 2007 recorded 92 million day visitors and 12.8 million that stayed at least one night in the region. By 2015, the value of tourism was in excess of £7 billion. Before 1974 Yorkshire was England's largest county, comprising around 6,000 square miles (16,000 km2). After Local Government reorganisation in 1974, the county was split into three smaller regions, making North Yorkshire the UK's biggest county covering 3,212 square miles (8,320 km2).