The North American travel and tourism industry experienced a 20% drop in new job postings in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Hilton Worldwide with 11,955 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of travel and tourism company job postings. GlobalData’s Travel & Tourism: Hiring Trends & Signals Q3 2023 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the travel & tourism industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
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Notably, Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations jobs accounted for an 18% share of the North American travel and tourism industry’s total new job postings in Q3 2023, drop 17% over the prior quarter.
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations drive travel and tourism industry hiring activity
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, with a share of 18% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the North American travel and tourism industry in Q3 2023 , ahead of Management Occupations with an 11% share of new job postings.
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The other prominent roles included Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 10% share in Q3 2023, Personal Care and Service Occupations with a 6% share and Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations with a 5% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 40% of hiring activity
Hilton Worldwide posted 11,955 jobs in Q3 2023 and registered a decline of 13% over the previous quarter, followed by Marriott International with 3,778 jobs and a 65% drop. Enterprise, with 3,510 jobs, and Golden Entertainment, with 2,520 jobs, recorded a 32% rise and a 105% rise, respectively, while Hertz Global recorded a 43% decline with a 2,511 new job postings during Q3 2023.
Regional analysis of hiring in the North American travel and tourism industry, Q3 2023
The US held the leading share of the North American travel and tourism hiring activity with a 92.91% share, a 20% decrease over Q2 2023. Canada was next with 5.10%, four-percentage-point down over the previous quarter.
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