Trade association projects 88K Florida hotel jobs lost due to Covid-19
March 21, 2020 - Forty-four percent of hotel workers in every state are expected to lose their jobs, or already have lost their jobs, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the hospitality industry, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Association. In Florida, 88,631 hotel direct operations jobs will be lost, with 305,146 hotel-supported jobs at risk, the association said, citing research by Oxford Economics. Based on current occupancy estimates, the association said four million total jobs nationwide have been eliminated already or are on the verge of being lost in the next few weeks.