Tag: unemployment
U.S. Travel Association Reflects on Unemployment in Leisure and Hospitality
WASHINGTON—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’...
Analysis: Leisure and Hospitality Unemployment Rate Nearly Double the National Average
WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to the latest unemployment figures prepared for the U.S. Travel Association by Tourism Economics, the leisure and hospitality industry has an unemployment...
BLS Reports Notable Job Gains in Hospitality in September
On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the U.S. unemployment rate declined 0.5 percentage points to 7.9 percent in September...
Report: State of Hotel Industry Six Months Into COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today released an analysis on the economic and human struggle of the hotel industry...
July Employment Numbers Show Uptick in Accommodation Jobs
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its July 2020 employment report. BLS reported that a July unemployment rate of 10.2 percent and...