Hospitality and tourism workforce struggles to reach pre-pandemic levels
Tourist destinations such as Beale Street are going strong, but the hospitality industry struggles to fill available jobs, according to a report from Greater Memphis Chamber’s Center for Economic Competitiveness. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
More than a million jobs have not been recovered from pandemic losses in the leisure and hospitality industry nationally.
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Memphis Tourism Hospitality and leisure industry hospitality workforce Memphis workforceNeil Strebig
Neil Strebig is a chef turned journalist covering economic development and commercial real estate for The Daily Memphian. He grew up in Pennsylvania and has worked at media outlets including the York Daily Record/USA Today Network and most recently as Report for America Corps Member with Lookout Santa Cruz. He is a graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
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