The American Hotel & Lodging Association released a state-by-state breakdown of COVID-19's impact on direct hotel and hotel-supported jobs. According to the data, 1,005,955 hotel employees—44 percent of hotel employees in every state—are projected to have lost or will lose their jobs in coming weeks due to drastic declines in occupancy.

The data also showed 3,390,014 hotel-supported jobs could be lost due to COVID-19. According to the AH&LA, the hotel industry supports 8.3 million jobs total (direct hotel operations, guest spending, indirect supply-chain and induced).

The AH&LA based its estimate on Oxford Economics research from mid-March. The report estimated California, Florida, Nevada and Texas would take the hardest hits in direct hotel operations jobs. California, Florida, Texas and New York stood to lose the most hotel-supported jobs.

state-by-state breakdown of COVID-19’s impact on direct hotel and hotel-supported jobs— Photo by AH&LA state-by-state breakdown of COVID-19’s impact on direct hotel and hotel-supported jobs— Photo by AH&LA
state-by-state breakdown of COVID-19’s impact on direct hotel and hotel-supported jobs— Photo by AH&LA

About the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is the sole national association representing all segments of the U.S. lodging industry. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AHLA focuses on strategic advocacy, communications support and workforce development programs to move the industry forward. Learn more at www.ahla.com.

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