According to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the hospitality sector showed job growth in February 2012. The data shows 12,954 employees on payroll for February of 2012 in the leisure and hospitality sector, up 128 employees from January. In February 2011, there were 12,614 payroll employees in travel and leisure.
Overall, the Atlanta hospitality community suffered a decline in the number of jobs since the beginning of the recession, losing a total of 14,700 jobs. The report shows that Atlanta hospitality remained fairly consistent, showing a decline of -0.4 from February 2011 to February 2012. From January to February of this year, a total of 2.1 payroll employees were added.
Read more on the Atlanta hospitality data from Bureau of Labor & Statistics
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