U.S. Hotels Tack on 10,000 New Jobs But Still Way Below Pre-Pandemic Levels


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The latest jobs report is a brutal reminder to U.S. hotels that if they don't find ways to make positions in the industry more appealing quickly, they can kiss goodbye any hopes of a full recovery soon.

U.S. hotels added 10,000 jobs in December, a decrease from the previous month amid the hotel industry's ongoing inability to approach pre-Covid employment levels.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed in its monthly jobs report released on Friday that leisure and hospitality — whic