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December/January 2025 | Issue 232
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ne in eight new jobs created
over the next nine years will be
in the hospitality and leisure
sector, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The U.S. hospitality industry
is projected to add about 822,700 jobs
between 2023 and 2033.
This growth marks the third-largest
increase among all major sectors,
following business services and
healthcare and social assistance.
“As of 2023, leisure and hospitality
recovered all jobs lost during the
pandemic in 2020,” BLS stated in a blog
post. “Employment is projected to grow
from 16.6 million today to 17.4 million
by 2033. The sector comprises three
main industries: accommodation; food
service and drinking places; and arts,
entertainment, and recreation.”
Accommodation employment is
expected to grow by 124,700 jobs, driven
by increased leisure travel demand.
Most of these roles will be in hotel,
motel and resort desk clerks and food
service positions such as cooks.
More than 200 hoteliers from more
than 30 states attended the American
Hotel & Lodging Association's 'Hotels
on the Hill' event on May 18 to lobby
Congress for an H-2B Returning
Worker Exemption. The association
also released an economic analysis
showing that U.S. hotels support
8.3 million jobs, or nearly one in 25
American jobs.
Report: Hospitality sector to add
822,700 jobs by 2033
Accommodation employment is expected to increase by 124,700 jobs
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that one
in eight new jobs created over the next nine years
will be in the hospitality and leisure sector, with
the industry expected to add about 822,700 jobs
between 2023 and 2033.