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HARTFORD (AP) Connecticut could lag behind most states in regaining hotel jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic, according to projections by a national trade group.
The Washington, D.C.-based American Hotel and Lodging Association predicts the state will have regained a little less than 72% of its roughly 26,000 direct hotel industry jobs by year’s end. The projected 7,400 unfilled jobs is a more dire forecast than the group made in May, when it predicted a gap of about 5,900 jobs.
The group predicts only four states Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York and the District of Columbia will regain smaller percentages than Connecticut by the end of 2021. It estimates the hotel industry will end 2021 down about 500,000 jobs compared to 2019 levels.
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US, Ohio hotel industries bleed jobs as pandemic continues
By Thomas Gnau - Dayton Daily News, Ohio (TNS)
Organizations advocating for Ohio’s travel industry issued a dire warning Friday, saying more than a third of all Ohio jobs lost last year were in the travel and hospitality industry and the bleeding of jobs continues.
In December, 80% of job losses reported by Ohio government were from the travel and hospitality industry, the Ohio Travel Association said.
Said Melinda Huntley, Ohio Travel Association executive director: “This industry experienced a devastating 22% unemployment rate in 2020. The unemployment rate in this industry is higher than any other industry in Ohio.”