Study Implies $15 Minimum Wage Would Have Outsized Impact on Hotels
Nearly Two-Thirds of Hotel Staff Paid Below Proposed Threshold
The Biden administration has proposed a new federal minimum wage of $15 an hour as part of its COVID-19 relief program.
Hotels Drive Majority of Continuing Unemployment Claims
More Than 5 Million Still Out of Work In US Hotel Industry
The most recent unemployment data from the U.S. government shows more than 5 million continuing claims, many from the early spring of last year — a figure that is dominated by the ...
More Than Half of Pre-pandemic Hotel Jobs Still Gone
Hotel staffing at U.S. hotels stands at approximately 46% of pre-pandemic levels and is expected to drop further as COVID-19 cases rise.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—In February, more than 8.3 million people worked in the hotel industry in the U.S. The biggest challenges facing hoteliers were high turnover rates and recruit...
US Hotel Employment Drops by 365,000 Over Four Weeks
Seasonality and COVID-19 have combined to depress hotel occupancy, forcing hotels to cut jobs to the lowest level since July 2020.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Despite TSA-reported air traffic numbers that reached pandemic records, hotel worker unemployment took a big hit after the Thanksgiving holiday, labor manageme...
US Hotel Payroll Costs Down, but Insurance Costs Remain
With the reduction in hotel labor, in line with lower demand during the pandemic, payroll is down 40% to 60% from 2019 levels, but workers’ comp insurance costs continue to be a strain on cash flow.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Nearly half of all pre-pandemic hotel jobs are still lost, resulting in payroll costs in 2020 that are 40% to 60% below 2019, according to labor-management dat...
Data Indicates Pullback of US Hotel Labor
More than 166,000 hotel jobs have been lost since mid-October, with the greatest impact to hotels in the luxury segment and located in large cities.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported strong job growth in the U.S. for October, but more than 4 million workers in the hotel industry remain jobless. S...
Low Staffing Levels, Pay Cuts Add to GM Challenges
Data shows staffing levels at U.S. hotels dipped slightly to 52.2% of pre-COVID-19 levels this week.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—After three weeks of job growth in October, U.S. hotel employment dropped slightly as regional COVID-19 surges occur, labor-management data from Hotel Effectiv...
Hotels Holding Steady at Lower Staffing Levels
In line with lower occupancies that are anticipated to be the norm for now, hoteliers are not expected to make significant staffing changes for the next six weeks.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The hotel industry workforce remains stable after losing nearly 200,000 positions from its late-August peak, labor-management data from Hotel Effectiveness sho...
Labor Hours Per Occupied Room Drop at US Hotels
As hotels continue to operate at about half of pre-COVID-19 levels, jobs at the property level have changed dramatically, such as the reduction in daily housekeeping.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—U.S. hotels employ approximately half of the people who worked in the industry before the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving more than 4 million out of work, hotel lab...
Nearly 160,000 Hotel Jobs Lost Since Mid-August
Many hotels have again reduced staff, after rehiring to meet a late-leisure-season demand bump, as corporate travel expectations continue to be low.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Leisure travel season is over, and so is the recent hiring trend in the hotel industry, with nearly 160,000 hotel jobs eliminated just since mid-August, labor ...
US Hotel Staffing Retreats as Leisure Season Wraps Up
A reduction of approximately 64,000 positions at a sample of more than 3,300 U.S. hotels highlights a risk as hotel companies prepare budgets.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—After recovering more than 2.1 million jobs since April, the U.S. hotel industry experienced a retreat in total employment numbers over the past week, a reduct...
US Hotels Employ Fewer Workers but at Higher Wages
Data shows most rooms-division workers have received pay raises, averaging around 4%.
U.S. hotels employ on average about half of the workers they did prior to the pandemic, but are paying those workers higher wages, according to the latest labor management data fro...
Still Waiting for Catering, Labor Recovery Continues
The lack of a rebound in non-rooms revenue has somewhat limited the restaffing of U.S. hotels.
The overall hotel labor index has grown to 52% of pre-COVID levels, led by the return of rooms division associates, labor management data from Hotel Effectiveness shows.
Housekeeping Continues to Dominate Hotel Rehiring
New standards have markedly changed the role of and demand for housekeepers.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Just over half of pre-COVID hotel jobs have been recovered so far, labor management data from Hotel Effectiveness shows, but most returning workers have seen b...
Pullback in Hotel Employment After Holiday Gains
Following a surge in demand over the Fourth of July holiday week, occupancy and staffing have stabilized at a lower percentage of pre-pandemic levels.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—As U.S. hotel occupancy has stabilized over the past two weeks, most hotels have slightly reduced staffing levels, labor management data from Hotel Effectivene...
Staffing at Luxury, Resort Hotels Bouncing Back
Data shows that rising demand, particularly over the Fourth of July holiday week, for luxury and resort hotels has driven a corresponding increase in labor.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—In conjunction with a spike in holiday week occupancy, the U.S. hotel industry expanded its staffing to nearly half of its pre-COVID19 normal levels, according...
Housekeeping Time, Costs Rise as Workforce Rebuilds
The average time to clean a hotel room has increased by six minutes to eight minutes, which could mean as much as a $400,000 increase to labor costs.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—As U.S. hotel average occupancy moves closer to 50%, the U.S. hotel workforce continues to recover jobs. As of this past week, 44% of the pre-COVID19 hotel emp...
Hotel Workforce Recovering Fastest in Economy Segment
Data shows that economy hotels are nearly at pre-pandemic staffing levels, while hotels in higher class segments are still slow to rehire employees.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—With small staffs to start with, economy hotels have maintained high employee counts throughout the crisis relative to pre-COVID-19 levels.
As Staffing Levels Recover, Costs Become a Concern
Data points to a returning U.S. hotel workforce, which means rising labor costs that some hoteliers will have to balance with less-than-breakeven occupancies.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Hotels in the U.S. continue to rehire and replace their team members as occupancy grows on both weekends and weekdays. The latest labor-management data from Ho...
US Hotel Staffing Follows Uptick in Occupancy
Data shows an increase in hotel demand for Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. translated to an increase in hotel staffing, most notably housekeeping.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—U.S. hotel occupancy gains over Memorial Day weekend increased the need for workers, labor management data from Hotel Effectiveness shows.