The United States' Bureau of Labor Statistics accounted for ***** million people working in the hospitality and leisure industry in the U.S. as of December 2024. This figure shows an increase over the previous year's figure of ***** million.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Food Services and Drinking Places (CES7072200001) from Jan 1990 to Aug 2025 about leisure, hospitality, establishment survey, food, services, employment, and USA.

Total employment in the hospitality industry in Italy, including self-employed workers, grew by *** percent in 2023 over the previous year, recovering from the impact of COVID-19. Overall, Italy's hospitality industry reported around *** million employees and ******* self-employed people in 2023.

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The number of employees in the accommodation, food, and beverage businesses in the Philippines increased by ******* in 2024 compared to the previous year, resulting in total employment of **** million. The employment figures in this sector dropped in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The travel and tourism sector in India employed nearly 42 million people in the financial year 2023. It is projected to increase in FY 2024.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Leisure and Hospitality (USLAH) from Jan 1939 to Sep 2025 about leisure, hospitality, establishment survey, employment, and USA.

In 2024, the total number of jobs generated, directly and indirectly, by the travel and tourism sector worldwide reached almost *** million. This figure represented an increase of *** percent in global travel and tourism employment over 2019. As forecast, the total number of travel and tourism jobs worldwide was expected to reach an estimated *** million in 2025.

United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Leisure & Hospitality data was reported at 219.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 237.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Leisure & Hospitality data is updated quarterly, averaging 215.000 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 381.000 Unit th in Mar 2001 and a record low of 182.000 Unit th in Jun 2010. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CO: Leisure & Hospitality data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

In 2019, Hospitality Employment in Russia was up 1.3% compared to the previous year.

United States BED: sa: Gross Job Gains: EF: Leisure & Hospitality data was reported at 1,085.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,003.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Gross Job Gains: EF: Leisure & Hospitality data is updated quarterly, averaging 904.000 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,085.000 Unit th in Dec 2017 and a record low of 788.000 Unit th in Dec 2009. United States BED: sa: Gross Job Gains: EF: Leisure & Hospitality data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

Philippines Employment: Services: Accomodation & Food Service data was reported at 2,815.000 Person th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,699.000 Person th for Jan 2025. Philippines Employment: Services: Accomodation & Food Service data is updated monthly, averaging 2,013.000 Person th from Jan 2021 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,896.000 Person th in Nov 2024 and a record low of 1,276.000 Person th in Feb 2021. Philippines Employment: Services: Accomodation & Food Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G025: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Industry, Occupation and Class.

In 2021, there were approximately *** million people employed by businesses in the accommodation and food services sector sector in the United Kingdom, with *** thousand people employed in businesses that employed *** or more people.

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United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Leisure & Hospitality data was reported at 1,212.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,424.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Leisure & Hospitality data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,143.000 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,424.000 Unit th in Sep 2017 and a record low of 984.000 Unit th in Mar 2012. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Leisure & Hospitality data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

In 2025, around *** million people were employed in the tourism sector in Malaysia, an increase from approximately *** million people employed in the previous year. Tourism is one of Malaysia's biggest sectors for employment, making up just under a quarter of all employment.

The number of hotel jobs in the United States amounted to **** million in 2024, representing an increase over the previous year's figure of **** million. The number of hotel jobs is also predicted to increase to **** million in 2025.

In 2024, about *** million people were working in the tourism industry in the Philippines — a slight increase from the employment figures in the previous year. The number of employees in the tourism industry reached its peak in 2019.

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the hotel industry hard in 2020 and 2021, as countries worldwide enacted travel restrictions and stay-at-home measures to limit the spread of the virus. In the hotel industry in Italy, the number of employees with fixed-term contracts decreased by nearly ** percent in 2021 over 2019. Overall, total employment in the hotel industry in Italy dropped by roughly ** percent in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.