A year after the pandemic threw New York into turmoil, THE CITY is examining the shaken-up jobs market including the varying impact on different sectors and evolving predictions of what’s to come.
The Muse Hotel in Times Square tried with very little success to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. It closed when the economy paused last year, reopened three months later and shut its doors again on Jan. 3.
“We just weren’t able to grow the business,” said Matt Hurlburt, the general manager. “We were averaging 20% occupancy with average room rates 40% of what they would normally be.”
But now the hotel is scheduled to reopen on March 24 just as Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifts COVID-19 quarantine rules on all domestic travelers. And Hurlburt is optimistic that tourism is about to begin its comeback.
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By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) A new report demonstrates the “devastating” impact of the coronavirus pandemic on New York City’s arts and entertainment sector, as many venues, including Broadway theaters, have remained shuttered for nearly a year.
One year ago, nearly 87,000 people were employed in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector in New York City, according to the New York State Department of Labor’s Current Employment Statistics not including freelancers or the self-employed.
By April, after the statewide stay-at-home order went into effect, that number fell to 34,100, and it has “barely budged” since then, said New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, whose office released the report.
Theatres and performing arts venues across the US have been closed during the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in the lost of thousands of jobs Photo: Edwin Hooper on Unsplash
Economic reports released in New York and Los Angeles this week reveal the dire impact of the coronavirus pandemic on arts employment in the US. On Thursday, the Otis College of Art and Design released its annual report on the creative economy in California, finding that every single sector saw substantial losses throughout the year, with over 175,000 jobs gone across the state in the past year, including nearly a quarter of the cultural workforce in Los Angeles. While in New York, a report from the state Comptroller’s Office found that employment in the creative fields had fallen by 66% in the past year.
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