The pandemic is going to push over 50% of hospitality workers out the door

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The shift to remote work and the bustling post-pandemic recruiting frenzy has made it increasingly easy for hospitality workers to switch jobs in search of better opportunities, signaling trouble for businesses who rely on this workforce.

Fifty-eight percent of hospitality workers say that they are planning to quit their jobs before the end of 2021, according to Joblist’s most recent quarterly U.S. Job Market Report. Twenty-four percent said they would not have quit their last job if the pandemic had not occurred, and 25% of former hospitality workers report they would not want to work in the industry again.

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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