Metro Detroit’s Hospitality Industry Employment Hits Record Highs Before COVID-19

The Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN) | July 8, 2020

DETROIT, July 8, 2020 - Metro Detroit's tourism and hospitality employment prior to the COVID-19 pandemic reached record levels in 2020 and it was ranked as one of the largest industries in the region and statewide, the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau said today. A study by the Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN) and commissioned by the DMCVB in February, found that before the pandemic hit, tourism and hospitality contributed 463,840 direct jobs to the metro Detroit economy. Additionally, another 23,000 indirect jobs were tied to hospitality. In a normal year, tourism and hospitality make up about 25 percent of all metr...