The United States' Bureau of Labor Statistics accounted for 16.82 million people working in the hospitality and leisure industry in the U.S. as of December 2023. This figure shows an increase over the previous year. Employment in the U.S. hospitality and leisure industry showed consistent growth since 2009, however, this changed in 2020 where there was a sharp decline due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Total employment in the hospitality industry in Italy, including self-employed workers, grew by 7.3 percent in 2023 over the previous year, recovering from the impact of COVID-19. Overall, Italy's hospitality industry reported around 1.3 million employees and 444,000 self-employed people in 2023.

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In 2023, the number of employees working in the hospitality industry in Japan amounted to approximately 5.17 million. The hospitality industry is comprised of the lodging industry, the restaurant industry, and the take-away and food delivery sector.

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The number of hotel jobs in the United States amounted to 2.1 million in 2023. This figure increased year-over-year since 2020, when the industry was heavily impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The number of hotel jobs was predicted to increase again in 2024 but not to pre-pandemic levels.

As of June 2024, around 147,500 people were employed in the accommodation and food services sector in Singapore. This was the highest number of people employed in this sector in the last ten years.

Global employment in the travel and tourism sector increased significantly in 2023 over the previous year, nearly catching up with the figure from 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, travel and tourism generated, directly and indirectly, around 330 million jobs worldwide in 2023. This figure was predicted to reach an estimated 348 million in 2024, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

United States BED: sa: Gross Job Gains: OF: Leisure & Hospitality data was reported at 286.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 274.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Gross Job Gains: OF: Leisure & Hospitality data is updated quarterly, averaging 286.000 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 336.000 Unit th in Mar 2002 and a record low of 242.000 Unit th in Mar 2010. United States BED: sa: Gross Job Gains: OF: 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.

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.

United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CF: Leisure & Hospitality data was reported at 993.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,187.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CF: Leisure & Hospitality data is updated quarterly, averaging 925.500 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,187.000 Unit th in Sep 2017 and a record low of 792.000 Unit th in Mar 2012. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: CF: 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.

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Development of turnover and employment in the hospitality industry in Hamburg March 2022

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing a decrease in hotel occupancy rates in the United States. As a result, employment in the hotel sector could also see a drop. If occupancy rates were to drop by 50 percent in the U.S., this would potentially result in a loss of 6.5 million jobs in the hotel sector in 2020. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

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