The Work of Leisure

At this Understanding Boston Forum the Boston Foundation released The Work of Leisure: Behind the Scenes of Massachusetts’ Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism Industry, which takes the first in-depth look at the Massachusetts leisure, hospitality and tourism (LHT) industry in decades, and finds that while the sector quickly rebounded from the Great Recession, it is still plagued with low pay and high turnover. The report was compiled by a research team at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, who coupled a comprehensive look at labor, salary and demographic data with a survey of more than 300 employers and business owners in the sector. Read more about the research the LHT industry has done.>>