COVID-19 Employment Study:

US Cities Most Impacted by Leisure and Hospitality Job Loss and Recovery

Name: US Cities Most Impacted by Leisure and Hospitality Job Loss and Recovery
Item: US Cities Most Impacted by Leisure and Hospitality Job Loss and Recovery
Author: Danielle Kiser

Updated: April 7, 2023

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COVID-19 has impacted every sector of the economy, but the leisure and hospitality (L&H) industry has been hit particularly hard. This sector encompasses arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodations and food service — all industries significantly disrupted by COVID restrictions. Despite data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) pointing to an overall resurgence in leisure and hospitality, many cities are still struggling to recover these jobs.

MoneyGeek analyzed recent data to determine the cities impacted most by leisure and hospitality job losses, as well as the cities that have recovered the most jobs.

Key Findings:

Between February 2020 and April 2020, almost half of the sector’s jobs disappeared, according to the BLS.
2.1 million leisure and hospitality jobs are still missing compared to February 2020’s jobs levels of 16.9 million.
Despite still missing millions of jobs, the leisure and hospitality industry has gained back 75% of its jobs since its April 2020 low of 8.6 million.
Recovery isn't uniform. For instance, while Atlantic City, NJ recovered 94% of lost leisure and hospitality jobs as of June 2021, Orlando, FL was still missing 30% of its hospitality positions.

Cities That Have Recovered the Most Leisure and Hospitality Jobs

As cities and states reopen their economies, many leisure and hospitality jobs have returned. To assess the cities that have recovered the most leisure and hospitality jobs, MoneyGeek’s data team analyzed 338 metropolitan statistical areas and calculated the change in hospitality job numbers from February 2020 to June 2021. Comparing from February 2020 allowed us to examine each city’s pre-COVID job numbers. We then normalized the recovered jobs based on the city population and the size of the leisure and hospitality sector by calculating the recovered jobs as a percent of the total employment.

In other words, MoneyGeek identified the cities where recovered leisure and hospitality jobs had the largest impact.

For example, by June 2021, Atlantic City, NJ had recovered 27,800 leisure and hospitality jobs, or 94% of the jobs lost. These 27,800 jobs represented a return of 24% of the total jobs in the area, which indicates the magnitude of these recovered jobs relative to the entire Atlantic City job market.

25 Top Cities That Have Recovered Leisure and Hospitality Jobs

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Recovery Impact (% of total jobs)	L&H Jobs Recovered (to Jun '21)	% L&H Jobs Recovered
1	Atlantic City, NJ	24.1%	27,800	93.9%
2	Myrtle Beach, SC	12.5%	23,500	126.3%
3	Gulfport, MS	8.0%	12,600	95.5%
4	Buffalo, NY	6.3%	32,400	98.5%
5	Asheville, NC	6.2%	14,200	85.0%
6	Savannah, GA	6.1%	11,600	95.1%
7	Charleston, SC	5.6%	21,600	87.8%
8	Providence, RI	5.6%	37,200	95.6%
9	Des Moines, IA	5.5%	19,700	112.6%
10	Harrisburg, PA	5.4%	15,600	100.0%
11	Cincinnati, OH	4.8%	52,900	90.0%
12	Bridgeport, CT	4.8%	21,300	94.7%
13	Albany, NY	4.6%	19,600	92.0%
14	Omaha, NE	4.5%	21,900	104.3%
15	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	4.5%	29,400	92.7%
16	Rochester, NY	4.5%	22,200	91.0%
17	Colorado Springs, CO	4.4%	15,300	90.5%
18	Allentown, PA	4.4%	18,700	93.5%
19	Kansas City, MO	4.3%	48,100	98.6%
20	Virginia Beach, VA	4.2%	35,800	90.6%
21	Wichita, KS	4.2%	13,100	97.8%
22	Grand Rapids, MI	4.1%	23,700	86.5%
23	Corpus Christi, TX	4.1%	8,100	97.6%
24	Hartford, CT	4.1%	24,800	89.5%
25	Akron, OH	4.1%	14,100	86.5%

Top Cities Where Hospitality Job Losses Hurt the Most

As COVID-19 shut down events and travel, jobs in cities highly reliant on the tourism economy dropped off significantly. MoneyGeek compiled the number of leisure and hospitality jobs lost for each of the 338 metropolitan statistical areas since February 2020. To select the top cities, we calculated the lost jobs as a percent of the total employment in the city to assess where hospitality job losses hurt the most.

For example, as of June 2021, Kahului, Hawaii (the Metropolitan Statistical Area covering Maui, Lanai, and Molokai) had lost 33% of its leisure and hospitality jobs, which translates to a 9.8% decrease in total employment.

25 Cities Hardest Hit by Leisure and Hospitality Job Losses

Rank	Metro Area	Jun '21 Lost Jobs: % Total Jobs	Jun '21 Lost Jobs v. Feb '20	Feb '20 L&H Jobs	Lost Jobs: % of Feb L&H
1	Kahului, HI	-9.8%	-8,400	25,800	-33%
2	Orlando, FL	-6.3%	-84,400	280,600	-30%
3	Las Vegas, NV	-6.0%	-68,400	292,300	-23%
4	New Orleans, LA	-4.5%	-26,700	92,800	-29%
5	Naples, FL	-4.0%	-7,300	33,000	-22%
6	Urban Honolulu, HI	-3.6%	-16,100	75,900	-21%
7	San Francisco Bay , CA	-3.4%	-85,000	281,900	-30%
8	Cape Coral, FL	-3.2%	-11,300	47,400	-24%
9	Salinas, CA	-3.2%	-6,100	26,200	-23%
10	San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara, CA	-3.1%	-32,800	105,300	-31%
11	San Diego, CA	-2.7%	-41,800	197,800	-21%
12	Santa Maria, CA	-2.6%	-5,500	28,400	-19%
13	Sacramento, CA	-2.5%	-26,700	110,800	-24%
14	North Port, FL	-2.3%	-8,500	49,100	-17%
15	Los Angeles Metro, CA	-2.2%	-144,200	773,400	-19%
16	Portland, OR	-2.0%	-26,200	123,500	-21%
17	New York Metro (NY/NJ)	-2.0%	-195,700	905,000	-22%
18	Miami, FL	-2.0%	-61,300	344,900	-18%
19	Washington, DC Metro	-1.9%	-65,400	326,400	-20%
20	Durham, NC	-1.9%	-5,700	28,600	-20%
21	Lexington, KY	-1.8%	-4,700	31,300	-15%
22	Seattle, WA	-1.7%	-36,900	202,400	-18%
23	Reno, NV	-1.7%	-4,300	38,100	-11%
24	Chicago, IL	-1.6%	-75,600	475,100	-16%
25	Riverside, CA	-1.6%	-32,200	179,100	-18%

Cities With the Largest Number of Leisure and Hospitality Jobs Lost

MoneyGeek also reviewed the cities that saw the most significant declines in leisure and hospitality jobs in the United States overall. As of June 2021, these larger metro areas accounted for 1.3 million leisure and hospitality job losses.

25 Cities With the Most Leisure and Hospitality Job Losses

Metropolitan Area	Jun '21 L&H Jobs	Change v. Feb '20	% Change
New York Metro (NY/NJ)	709,300	-195,700	-21.6%
Los Angeles Metro, CA	629,200	-144,200	-18.6%
San Francisco Bay , CA	196,900	-85,000	-30.2%
Orlando, FL	196,200	-84,400	-30.1%
Greater Chicago , IL	399,500	-75,600	-15.9%
Las Vegas, NV	223,900	-68,400	-23.4%
Washington, DC Metro	261,000	-65,400	-20.0%
Miami, FL	283,600	-61,300	-17.8%
San Diego, CA	156,000	-41,800	-21.1%
Atlanta, GA	260,300	-40,400	-13.4%
Boston, MA	229,200	-38,700	-14.4%
Seattle, WA	165,500	-36,900	-18.2%
Greater Philadelphia, PA	231,100	-35,500	-13.3%
San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara, CA	72,500	-32,800	-31.1%
Riverside, CA	146,900	-32,200	-18.0%
Phoenix, AZ	213,300	-29,000	-12.0%
New Orleans, LA	66,100	-26,700	-28.8%
Sacramento, CA	84,100	-26,700	-24.1%
Portland, OR	97,300	-26,200	-21.2%
Detroit, MI	170,200	-24,100	-12.4%
Minneapolis, MN	162,700	-21,000	-11.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	375,900	-20,200	-5.1%
Denver, CO	150,300	-17,700	-10.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI	59,800	-16,100	-21.2%
Baltimore, MD	114,600	-15,900	-12.2%

An Industry Quick to Decline But Slowly Recovering

Leisure and hospitality job numbers were cut in half during the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Unfortunately, this sector may also be slow to recover in some places.

Jobs in the leisure and hospitality sector and related industries are vital to the economy of many American cities. Losses in this sector have significantly impacted the overall unemployment rate and have even had a ripple effect on other sectors. Large metropolitan areas with a reliance on tourists, travel and gambling are among the hardest hit by COVID-19.

As the nation looks to signs of economic recovery, the leisure and hospitality industry landscape is changing. Many businesses are exploring new models and ways to help people dine safely or connect them from a distance. From curbside pickup and limited capacity dining to virtual concerts and the return of the drive-in movie experience, business owners and employees are looking for opportunities to provide safe entertainment and maintain jobs.

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Expert Insight on Leisure and Hospitality Job Losses

What advice would you give to laid-off or furloughed leisure and hospitality workers during COVID-19?
What long-term impacts do you think leisure and hospitality job losses will have on state and local economies?
What kind of employment or industry shifts do you foresee as a result of hospitality job losses?
In some states, restaurants, bars and other service-related establishments have reopened and then closed again. What are the long and short-term implications of these shifts for business owners, workers and local economies?
What are some of the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the hospitality industry?
Which impacts from the pandemic do you anticipate will be long-lasting or permanent?
How have businesses reacted or adjusted to COVID-19? What's different about larger companies versus small businesses?
Given the current environment, what advice would you give to hospitality workers and businesses?

Suzanne Bagnera, Ph.D.Director of the Hospitality Institute at Indian River State College

Andrew Coggins, Jr.Clinical Professor at the Lubin School of Business at Pace University

Jack SamuelsProfessor - Hospitality and Tourism at Feliciano School of Business

Joseph E. DworakFounding and Continuing Adjunct Hospitality Law Faculty, San Jose State University

Ajay Aluri, Ph.D.Founding Director, WVU HIT Lab & Associate Professor

Jason Y. ZhangLecturer at The Collins College

Jeffery KreegerPh.D., CHIA, Director of Tourism and Hospitality Studies at Central Connecticut State University

Andrew MoreoAssistant Professor and Director of Research at Florida International University’s (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (CSHTM)

Kristin MalekAssistant Professor and Event Management Extension Specialist at the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska

Claire StewartAssociate Professor at New York City College of Technology, City University of New York

Patrick J. Holladay, Ph.D.Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management at Troy University

Mark Z. Meng, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Indiana University Kokomo

Cathy LanzalacoCEO at Inspire Careers

Frederick J. DeMicco, Ph.D.Executive Director and Professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Northern Arizona University

Jeff Lolli, Ed.D., CHEProfessor of Business Management at Widener University

Angel F. González, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Sustainable Hospitality at California State University Monterey Bay

Joseph Scarcelli, PhD, CHEAssociate Professor, Hospitality Management at York College of Pennsylvania

James Brian Aday, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Lam Family College of Business, San Francisco State University

Michael McCall, Ph.D.Professor of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University

John W. Lipford, J.D.Affiliate Professor in Grand Valley State University’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Program

Nizar K. HusseinFixed Term Faculty, Hospitality; Internship Director-Hospitality Program at the College of Business Administration at Central Michigan University

Tyra WarnerPh.D., JD, Department Chair of Hospitality, Tourism, & Culinary Arts at the College of Coastal Georgia

Rebecca HeidAssociate Professor of Hospitality Management at Northampton Community College

Justin TaillonCHIA, CHTP, Program Manager, Hotel & Hospitality Management at Highline College

Thomas MaierAssociate Professor, Hospitality Management at the University of San Francisco

A.J. SinghFounding Director Hospitality and Tourism Management University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Robert M. O'HalloranProfessor and Director of the School of Hospitality Leadership at East Carolina University

Manisha Singal, Ph.D.Associate Professor in Hospitality Management in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech

Pooja S. NairPartner and Chair of the Food, Beverage and Hospitality Group at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Dr. Albert YuBusiness Administration Faculty at Santa Rosa Junior College

Dr. Cihan CobanogluMcKibbon Endowed Chair & Director of M3 Center at the University of South Florida

Adrian R. Lizano, BSHRM, MBAProfessor of Hospitality, San Diego Mesa College, College of Business

Shannon M. RowenProgram Director & Associate Professor of Practice, Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mr. Michael "Doc" TerrySenior Instructor, Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida

Karen E. Silva, EdD, CHEDepartment Chairperson of Graduate Business Programs at Johnson & Wales University, College of Business

Alan Yen, Ph.D., CHIAAssociate Professor, Hospitality and Food Management at Ball State University

Dipra JhaAssistant Director & Scholarly Associate Professor, School of Hospitality Business Management, Washington State University, Carson College of Business

Dr. Sotiris Hji-AvgoustisProfessor of Hospitality and Food Management at Ball State University

Ignatius Cahyanto, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of Management at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Paul Stansbie, Ph.D., MBA, CHEAssociate Dean, College of Education and Community Innovation at Grand Valley State University

John C. Crotts, Ph. D.Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the College of Charleston

Linchi Kwok, Ph.D.Professor at The Collins College of Hospitality Management, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Ed WalkerProgram Director and Assistant Professor at Dallas Baptist University

Vanja BogicevicClinical Assistant Professor of Hospitality Marketing at the NYUSPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality

Mehmet ErdemAssociate Professor of Hotel Operations & Technology William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Hicham JaddoudSenior Director of Hospitality Operations at North Star Casino Resort in Wisconsin and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Southern California and Facilitate Hospitality Management Courses at Cornell University

Emily MaAssociate Professor, Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management Isenberg School of Management University of Massachusetts

Amrik SinghAssociate Professor in the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver

J. Bruce TraceyProfessor of Management at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration

Dr. Larry BartonHospitality Risk and Safety Consultant and Professor of Public Safety, University of Central Florida

Lee SperonisAssociate Professor and Director of the School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management at Husson University

Dr. Nada EissaAssociate Professor of Public Policy and Economics in the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Christopher MullerProfessor of Practice, School of Hospitality Administration, Boston University

Full Data Set

Metro Area	Jun '21 Lost Jobs: % Total Jobs	Jun '21 Lost Jobs v. Feb '20	L&H Jobs Recovered (to Jun '21)	% L&H Recovered
Kahului, HI	-9.77%	-8,400	8,900	51.4%
Orlando, FL	-6.31%	-84,400	66,600	44.1%
Las Vegas, NV	-5.99%	-68,400	96,900	58.6%
New Orleans, LA	-4.51%	-26,700	22,600	45.8%
Naples, FL	-3.98%	-7,300	8,200	52.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI	-3.56%	-16,100	27,500	63.1%
San Francisco Bay , CA	-3.38%	-85,000	65,800	43.6%
Cape Coral, FL	-3.24%	-11,300	12,200	51.9%
Salinas, CA	-3.19%	-6,100	7,900	56.4%
San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara, CA	-3.10%	-32,800	19,600	37.4%
San Diego, CA	-2.72%	-41,800	60,000	58.9%
Santa Maria, CA	-2.59%	-5,500	8,200	59.9%
Sacramento, CA	-2.51%	-26,700	27,900	51.1%
North Port, FL	-2.34%	-8,500	15,000	63.8%
Los Angeles Metro, CA	-2.20%	-144,200	203,300	58.5%
Portland, OR	-2.02%	-26,200	36,400	58.1%
New York Metro (NY/NJ)	-2.02%	-195,700	337,200	63.3%
Miami, FL	-1.97%	-61,300	112,400	64.7%
Washington, DC Metro	-1.91%	-65,400	102,200	61.0%
Durham, NC	-1.87%	-5,700	7,500	56.8%
Lexington, KY	-1.77%	-4,700	9,400	66.7%
Seattle, WA	-1.71%	-36,900	48,100	56.6%
Reno, NV	-1.66%	-4,300	16,700	79.5%
Greater Chicago , IL	-1.63%	-75,600	148,400	66.3%
Riverside, CA	-1.59%	-32,200	43,200	57.3%
Oxnard, CA	-1.59%	-6,500	10,600	62.0%
Atlantic City, NJ	-1.56%	-1,800	27,800	93.9%
Santa Rosa, CA	-1.53%	-3,800	9,600	71.6%
Madison, WI	-1.50%	-5,700	14,800	72.2%
Columbia, SC	-1.48%	-5,800	10,700	64.8%
Boston, MA	-1.42%	-38,700	118,000	75.3%
Fresno, CA	-1.32%	-5,500	7,500	57.7%
Atlanta, GA	-1.32%	-40,400	92,400	69.6%
Richmond, VA	-1.30%	-8,800	21,600	71.1%
Nashville, TN	-1.28%	-13,600	35,200	72.1%
Albuquerque, NM	-1.26%	-5,300	14,600	73.4%
Tucson, AZ	-1.25%	-6,000	13,100	68.6%
Greensboro, NC	-1.22%	-4,400	11,600	72.5%
Phoenix, AZ	-1.19%	-29,000	71,900	71.3%
Detroit, MI	-1.17%	-24,100	87,700	78.4%
Greater Philadelphia, PA	-1.17%	-35,500	113,000	76.1%
Austin, TX	-1.15%	-14,200	47,300	76.9%
Springfield, MA	-1.11%	-4,000	14,100	77.9%
Asheville, NC	-1.08%	-2,500	14,200	85.0%
Denver, CO	-1.08%	-17,700	62,500	77.9%
Bakersfield, CA	-1.07%	-3,800	6,100	61.6%
Baltimore, MD	-1.07%	-15,900	52,400	76.7%
Minneapolis, MN	-1.06%	-21,000	81,100	79.4%
Columbus, OH	-1.05%	-11,200	39,500	77.9%
Indianapolis, IN	-0.99%	-10,300	36,300	77.9%
Syracuse, NY	-0.97%	-2,800	13,700	83.0%
Toledo, OH	-0.96%	-2,800	12,700	81.9%
Salt Lake City, UT	-0.95%	-6,300	21,900	77.7%
Tampa, FL	-0.92%	-14,100	58,300	80.5%
Raleigh, NC	-0.89%	-6,400	28,800	81.8%
Greenville, SC	-0.88%	-3,700	15,600	80.8%
Milwaukee, WI	-0.87%	-6,800	34,400	83.5%
Chattanooga, TN	-0.86%	-2,300	8,700	79.1%
San Antonio, TX	-0.85%	-10,000	45,800	82.1%
Deltona, FL	-0.85%	-2,500	12,200	83.0%
Pittsburgh, PA	-0.81%	-9,300	52,200	84.9%
Winston, NC	-0.81%	-2,600	9,500	78.5%
Cleveland, OH	-0.80%	-8,100	42,300	83.9%
Jackson, MS	-0.79%	-2,000	7,800	79.6%
Charleston, SC	-0.78%	-3,000	21,600	87.8%
Little Rock, AR	-0.75%	-2,600	10,700	80.5%
Dayton, OH	-0.74%	-2,800	13,100	82.4%
Palm Bay, FL	-0.72%	-2,000	10,300	83.7%
Jacksonville, FL	-0.71%	-5,500	29,900	84.5%
St Louis, MO	-0.71%	-10,100	55,500	84.6%
Grand Rapids, MI	-0.65%	-3,700	23,700	86.5%
Akron, OH	-0.64%	-2,200	14,100	86.5%
Cincinnati, OH	-0.54%	-5,900	52,900	90.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	-0.52%	-20,200	139,500	87.4%
Hartford, CT	-0.48%	-2,900	24,800	89.5%
Colorado Springs, CO	-0.46%	-1,600	15,300	90.5%
Pensacola, FL	-0.45%	-1,000	7,900	88.8%
Rochester, NY	-0.45%	-2,200	22,200	91.0%
Memphis, TN	-0.44%	-2,700	20,900	88.6%
Baton Rouge, LA	-0.44%	-1,800	14,900	89.2%
Virginia Beach, VA	-0.44%	-3,700	35,800	90.6%
Augusta, GA	-0.42%	-1,100	7,500	87.2%
Albany, NY	-0.40%	-1,700	19,600	92.0%
Gulfport, MS	-0.38%	-600	12,600	95.5%
Charlotte, NC	-0.37%	-4,900	54,500	91.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	-0.35%	-2,300	29,400	92.7%
Savannah, GA	-0.32%	-600	11,600	95.1%
El Paso, TX	-0.31%	-1,100	13,800	92.6%
Allentown, PA	-0.31%	-1,300	18,700	93.5%
Bridgeport, CT	-0.27%	-1,200	21,300	94.7%
McAllen, TX	-0.27%	-900	9,100	91.0%
Providence, RI	-0.25%	-1,700	37,200	95.6%
Birmingham, AL	-0.24%	-1,300	18,700	93.5%
Houston, TX	-0.24%	-8,000	119,900	93.7%
Knoxville, TN	-0.19%	-800	14,900	94.9%
Corpus Christi, TX	-0.10%	-200	8,100	97.6%
Buffalo, NY	-0.10%	-500	32,400	98.5%
Wichita, KS	-0.10%	-300	13,100	97.8%
Kansas City, MO	-0.06%	-700	48,100	98.6%
Harrisburg, PA	0.00%	0	15,600	100.0%
Oklahoma City, OK	0.00%	0	25,700	100.0%
Fayetteville, AR	0.11%	300	11,000	102.8%
Boise, ID	0.13%	500	15,000	103.4%
Tulsa, OK	0.15%	700	15,800	104.6%
Omaha, NE	0.19%	900	21,900	104.3%
Des Moines, IA	0.62%	2,200	19,700	112.6%
Myrtle Beach, SC	2.60%	4,900	23,500	126.3%

Methodology

The MoneyGeek data analysis team gathered data of industries by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to generate its listings.

The team reviewed 338 MSAs with leisure and hospitality job data and selected cities to determine the most recovered cities. The final list of most recovered cities was determined based on the MSAs that had over 25,000 leisure and hospitality jobs in February 2020 and then ordered based on the number of recovered jobs divided by the total employment for the MSA in all sectors in February 2020. This calculation normalizes for the size of the city and for the proportion of leisure and hospitality jobs in that city’s economy. Any city that had recovered less than the average job recovery list was removed from the listing of most recovered jobs.

To find the cities that had lost the most hospitality jobs, we calculated the lowest leisure and hospitality employment number since February 2020 versus June 2021’s employment levels to calculate the total lost jobs due to coronavirus. The amount of recovered jobs is calculated as the difference between job numbers in June 2021 and February 2020. An MSA with zero jobs recovered indicates that June 2021 is their lowest month.

To determine the cities hurt the most by leisure and hospitality losses, we calculated the number of jobs lost between February 2020 and June 2021. This number was divided by the total employment for the city in February 2020 to quantify the impact of these lost jobs on overall employment in the city.

About Danielle Kiser

Danielle Kiser is an Emmy Award-winning producer and a professional journalist with over 15 years of experience. She writes finance content for MoneyGeek, sharing her knowledge of state regulations, insurance and real estate.

Kiser earned her broadcast journalism degree from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism.

sources

Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)." Accessed August 11, 2021.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment and Earnings Table B-1a." Accessed August 11, 2021.

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US Cities Most Impacted by Leisure and Hospitality Job Loss and Recovery

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25 Top Cities That Have Recovered Leisure and Hospitality Jobs

Top Cities Where Hospitality Job Losses Hurt the Most

25 Cities Hardest Hit by Leisure and Hospitality Job Losses

Cities With the Largest Number of Leisure and Hospitality Jobs Lost

25 Cities With the Most Leisure and Hospitality Job Losses

An Industry Quick to Decline But Slowly Recovering

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