Pandemic job losses in the leisure and hospitality industry varied widely by occupation: Job losses in major leisure and hospitality occupations between 2019 and 2020
| Occupation group | Employment (2019) | Share of industry | Employment (2020) | Job losses (level) | Job losses (shares) | Average wage (2019) | Average weekly hours (2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 1,704,303 | 12.9% | 1,494,902 | -209,401 | 6.0% | $28.68 | 43.1 |
| Professional and related occupations | 575,130 | 4.4% | 370,558 | -204,572 | 5.9% | $27.26 | 32.6 |
| Service occupations | 8,489,065 | 64.3% | 5,964,557 | -2,524,508 | 72.3% | $12.97 | 31.6 |
| Sales and related occupations | 1,086,265 | 8.2% | 805,046 | -281,219 | 8.1% | $13.96 | 28.1 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 730,515 | 5.5% | 542,177 | -188,338 | 5.4% | $16.19 | 32.9 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 39,707 | 0.3% | 25,520 | -14,187 | 0.4% | $23.35 | 37.4 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 103,182 | 0.8% | 82,977 | -20,205 | 0.6% | $22.77 | 37.0 |
| Production occupations | 126,698 | 1.0% | 103,221 | -23,477 | 0.7% | $16.47 | 34.5 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 351,779 | 2.7% | 325,949 | -25,829 | 0.7% | $13.81 | 30.7 |
Notes: “2019” refers to the 12 months from March 2019 to February 2020 and “2020” refers to the 12 months from March 2020 to February 2021. The category “farming, fishing, and forestry occupations” is omitted because it accounts for less than 0.1% of total employment.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.15 (2021), https://microdata.epi.org.