The pandemic is pushing many Mainers into new lines of work

The pandemic had already erased 3 out of every 5 jobs in the hospitality and leisure industry by last April, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy. The number of direct hotel jobs in Maine fell by 62 percent to nearly 4,500 from the beginning of the pandemic until September, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

Click here to read the full story, first published March 3, 2021 in the Bangor Daily News.