Economics
Hotel Jobs Coming Back in a Handful of Large Metro Areas
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The hard-hit hospitality industry is starting to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic -- at least in a few U.S. cities.
August employment in the accommodations sector in five metro areas climbed back to at least 80% of where it stood a year earlier, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by Bloomberg News. This compares with about 60% for the nation as a whole.