Category Archives: Accommodation & Food Service

Covid 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payments in the Western Region

Posted on May 19, 2020 by WDC Insights

  Continuing our analysis of the economic and social impacts of the Covid 19 pandemic on the Western Region it is useful to look at the number in Western Region counties in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) today, … Continue reading →

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Strong recent growth in overseas & domestic tourism in the Western Region, but considerable variation across counties

Posted on April 17, 2019 by WDC Insights

Given that it’s mid-term break and the summer season is fast approaching, this is a good time to look at the role and importance of the tourism sector in the economy of the Western Region. Because of its importance as … Continue reading →

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Hospitality plays a larger role in employment & enterprise in the Western Region

Posted on March 29, 2019 by WDC Insights

The WDC has just published its latest Regional Sectoral Profile which examines the region’s fifth largest employment sector – Accommodation & Food Service.  Both the detailed report ‘Accommodation & Food Service Sector in the Western Region: Regional Sectoral Profile’ and … Continue reading →

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