The U.S. hotel industry is facing a worker shortage, and owners and operators are reacting by increasing hourly wages.
Facing a worker shortage, hotel operators increase pay to attract staff
US hotel industry employed fewer people in November 2025 than a year earlier
By Jan Freitag
CoStar AnalyticsJanuary 12, 2026 | 7:58 P.M.
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