Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jobs Report: Leisure & Hospitality Left Behind as Other Sectors of the Economy Recover
U.S. Travel Association | April 4, 2022
WASHINGTON — April 4, 2022 — U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March employment report, which found that 431,000 jobs were added overall, with 112,000 in the Leisure & Hospitality (L&H) sector: “Out of the 1.6 million jobs left to recover, a staggering 1.5 million are in Leisure & Hospitality alone, pointing directly to the sector’s uneven recovery and how swift federal policies are needed to restore the travel workforce. Despite this month’s employment gains, growth in the Leisu...
Leisure and Hospitality Still Biggest Unemployment Factor in New Jobs Report
U.S. Travel Association | March 7, 2022
WASHINGTON — March 7, 2022 — U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February employment report, which confirms that 73% of the jobs lost are in Leisure & Hospitality (L&H): “The overall jobs report today may be good economic news for certain sectors, but nearly three quarters (73%) of all jobs still lost due to the pandemic are in Leisure & Hospitality (L&H). The sector’s uneven recovery is due to the lack of available workers, and revenues are down due to a lack of inbound internat...
Revised BLS Data Paints Darker Picture for Travel Industry Losses, Need for Additional Aid
U.S. Travel Association | February 8, 2022
WASHINGTON — February 8, 2022 — U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January employment report, which also featured revised data for the past several months confirming that 10% of leisure and hospitality jobs now remain lost, accounting for an overall 61% of the job losses due to the pandemic: “While the overall jobs report today may be good news for some, the revised BLS data now confirms an even bigger revelation, that 61%, or nearly two-thirds, of all jobs still lost due to the pandemic are in t...
U.S. Travel Reacts to Underwhelming December Jobs Report
U.S. Travel Association | January 11, 2022
WASHINGTON — January 11, 2022 — U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December employment report, which showed that the Leisure & Hospitality (L&H) sector added 53,000 jobs while the overall economy added just 199,000: “The latest jobs report points to an uneven recovery for the Leisure & Hospitality sector, which had its second-worst performance since January 2021. The small gains made are not enough to propel the sector toward a larger recovery, as more than 7% of all L&H jobs remain lost com...
Hotel Industry on Brink of Collapse Releases Roadmap to Recovery
AHLA | May 20, 2020
WASHINGTON D.C. (May 20, 2020) – With new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showing staggering job loss to the hospitality and leisure industry, the American Hotel & Lodging Association today released a “Roadmap to Recovery,” calling on Congress to prioritize relief for hotel workers and small businesses in the next stimulus package. The April Jobs Report showed the hospitality and leisure industry was the hardest hit, losing 7.7 million jobs—nearly as many jobs as the next four sectors combined. (Click here to read AHLA’s letter to Congress.) AHLA is urging Congress to provide immediate assistance in these fo...
