New Report: Wage Pressure Continued in Q1 as Productivity Helped Offset Frontline Labor Costs

U.S. hotel labor costs continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, but productivity gains helped soften the impact in several frontline roles, according to HotelData.com’s Q1 2026 Labor Costs Report. The report found that Labor Cost per Occupied Room (CPOR) increased by 1.8 percent year-over-year across all hotels. CPOR rose from $45.96 in the first quarter of 2025 to $46.79 in the first quarter of 2026. At the same time, Hours per Occupied Room (HPOR) declined 2.3 […]

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