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Amy Pechacek: “Leisure and hospitality for one, is at about a 95%.”

Featuring: Amy Pechacek, Acting Wisconsin Secretary of Workforce Development

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Newsmakers: Wisconsin Workforce Updates from DWD Secretary-Designee Amy Pechacek

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

We're at about a 98% recovery rate for the jobs that were lost to get us back to the pre pandemic levels. But some, some industries have been hit a little bit harder. Leisure and hospitality for one, is at about a 95%. Any reasons for that? Well, because wages are growing and wages are strong and a lot of times in leisure and hospitality, folks there will work multiple jobs to make ends meet. (02:35–02:40)

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Asserts that the leisure and hospitality sector in Wisconsin has recovered 95% of jobs lost during the pandemic.

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