Despite Jobs Gains, Leisure & Hospitality Sector Hamstrung By Lack Of Int’l And Business Travel
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WASHINGTON : The Leisure & Hospitality industry gained 331,000 jobs in April outperforming the overall U.S. jobs increase of 266,000, and offsetting jobs losses in other sectors. Advertisements
The sector s unemployment rate continued to decline, from 15.9% in January to 13.0% in March and just 10.8% April but remains significantly worse than overall U.S. unemployment (6%).
Despite the gains in recent months, 17% of Leisure & Hospitality jobs have been lost (and not yet recovered) since February 2020. Leisure & Hospitality also accounts for 35% of all U.S. jobs still lost since February of last year.
10 May 2021
The Leisure & Hospitality industry gained 331,000 jobs in April outperforming the overall U.S. jobs increase of 266,000, and offsetting jobs losses in other sectors.
The sector’s unemployment rate continued to decline, from 15.9% in January to 13.0% in March and just 10.8% April but remains significantly worse than overall U.S. unemployment (6%).
Despite the gains in recent months, 17% of Leisure & Hospitality jobs have been lost (and not yet recovered) since February 2020. Leisure & Hospitality also accounts for 35% of all U.S. jobs still lost since February of last year.
“Leisure & Hospitality is significantly outperforming overall job creation even though travel in the U.S. is only operating at just over half strength,” said
The N.C. House voted Wednesday to end an unnecessary and duplicative pistol permit process that requires county sheriffs to sign off on handgun purchases. House Bill 398 was introduced by Rep. Jay Adams (R-Catawba) and came at the request of the NC Sheriffs’ Association.
Currently, federal gun dealers are already required to go through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) before a person can purchase or receive a handgun. This is also the primary tool used by the sheriffs to approve pistol permits.
“This legislation came at the direct request of the NC Sheriffs’ Association,” said Rep. Adams. “We have made significant improvements in updating the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and it simply no longer makes sense to have our sheriffs tasked with approving and issuing individual pistol purchase permits. It is duplicative, costly and an unnecessary burden on law enforcement and law-abiding gun owners.”
US Leisure and Hospitality sector hamstrung by lack of international and business travel
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17% of Leisure & Hospitality jobs have been lost and not yet recovered since February 2020
Travel in the US is only operating at just over half strength
The Leisure & Hospitality industry gained 331,000 jobs in April outperforming the overall US jobs increase of 266,000, and offsetting jobs losses in other sectors.
The sector’s unemployment rate continued to decline, from 15.9% in January to 13.0% in March and just 10.8% April but remains significantly worse than overall US unemployment (6%).
Despite the gains in recent months, 17% of Leisure & Hospitality jobs have been lost (and not yet recovered) since February 2020. Leisure & Hospitality also accounts for 35% of all U.S. jobs still lost since February of last year.
Travel And Franchise Industries Endorse ‘Save Hotel Jobs Act’
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The U.S. Travel Association and the International Franchise Association (IFA) on Thursday voiced strong support for new legislation that would provide relief for hard-hit hotel workers until travel returns to pre-pandemic levels. Advertisements
The Save Hotel Jobs Act, introduced in both chambers of Congress by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), would support jobs in the devastated lodging industry through a combination of direct payroll grants and tax credits, among other provisions.
The measure earlier won the joint endorsement of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and UNITE HERE, the largest hospitality workers union in North America.