Leisure and hospitality employment growth in 2021 and vaccination rates: January to October 2021 change in employment and October 2021 COVID-19 vaccination rates
State | Vaccination rate | Change in employment rate |
---|---|---|
AL | 43.8% | 7.2% |
AK | 51.7% | 7.7% |
AZ | 52.2% | 14.4% |
AR | 46.8% | 3.1% |
CA | 60.2% | 36.0% |
CO | 60.6% | 23.6% |
CT | 69.8% | 13.7% |
DE | 58.9% | 6.8% |
DC | 61.3% | 50.5% |
FL | 58.7% | 13.4% |
GA | 46.9% | 5.9% |
HI | 59.0% | 26.0% |
ID | 42.8% | 5.5% |
IL | 54.8% | 26.8% |
IN | 49.2% | 4.9% |
IA | 54.8% | 11.4% |
KS | 52.3% | 8.4% |
KY | 53.4% | 1.5% |
LA | 46.6% | 4.7% |
ME | 69.5% | 5.7% |
MD | 65.2% | 11.0% |
MA | 68.8% | 20.7% |
MI | 52.9% | 29.3% |
MN | 59.1% | 28.4% |
MS | 44.7% | 3.6% |
MO | 49.0% | 9.6% |
MT | 49.5% | 6.4% |
NE | 55.5% | 7.9% |
NV | 51.9% | 12.9% |
NH | 62.3% | 15.4% |
NJ | 65.5% | 10.9% |
NM | 63.8% | 27.5% |
NY | 65.3% | 21.2% |
NC | 51.5% | 8.8% |
ND | 45.2% | 10.6% |
OH | 51.1% | 6.7% |
OK | 48.9% | 2.9% |
OR | 62.0% | 26.9% |
PA | 59.3% | 13.8% |
RI | 69.7% | 12.4% |
SC | 48.8% | 5.3% |
SD | 52.3% | 6.2% |
TN | 46.7% | 7.8% |
TX | 52.4% | 8.5% |
UT | 52.3% | 9.0% |
VT | 70.4% | 21.3% |
VA | 61.9% | 6.0% |
WA | 62.4% | 29.0% |
WV | 40.8% | 10.7% |
WI | 57.5% | 12.1% |
WY | 42.9% | 2.0% |
Note: Line is a linear fit of the employment change on the vaccination rate, weighted by 2019 average leisure and hospitality employment.
Source: Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Survey (CES) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).