• …Thereisahousing shortageforseasonalemployees.Thereareveryfewrentalpropertiesgearedtowardssummerworkers.

• Becauseoftheseasonality,therateofpay,andlack of qualified applicants.

• Itisbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttogetseasonalhelpbecausethereareanumberofpeopleinthisareawho do not want this type of job.

• Demandforemployeesacrossthespectrumofbusinesseshasincreased.Everyoneseemstoneedanotheroneortwopeople.

I N T H E I R O W N W O R D S :

Why were you unable to find employees to fill seasonal positions?

U N F I L L E D Seasonal Positions

44% of unfilled seasonal positions remained open for the entire summer season.

Kitchen Staff/Cooks and Housekeeping are the most common positions unfilled

Most unfilled positions, especially part-time positions, don’t require experience or specialized training.

%notrequiringtraining

The hourly wage for these unfilled positions is up to $20.

This amounts to an estimated:

1,300unfilled positions.

Full-Time

Chefs/ Kitchen Staff

Full-TimeHouse- keeping

Part-TimeServers/ Bartenders

Dish- washers

Front Desk

Other

Part-Time

oftourismbusinesseswithseasonalpositionshadatleastoneunfilledpositionforsometimethissummer.

Reported wages (not including tips)

$10+

$7.51-$9.99

MinWage

<MinWage

33%

2015 MAINE TOURISM SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT

76%

51% 52%49%71%

35%23%

13% 20%

60%

19% 32%

3% 6%2% 1%

PART 1

Impact on Operations

Impact on Revenue

1/3 say it was more challenging to hire seasonal workers this summer as compared to the Summer of 2014.

1/5 expect hiring situation to be more challenging next summer.

Revenue lost among these businesses ranges from

$1,000 to $50,000.

ofbusinesseswithunfilledseasonalpositionsreportanegativeimpactonbusinessoperations.

ofbusinesseswithunfilledseasonalpositionsreportalossofbusinessrevenue.

58%

2015 MAINE TOURISM SEASONAL EMPLOYMENTPART 2

35%

• Inability to servethecustomersinatimelymanner.

• Wehadtoclose earlyontwooccasionsduetoashortage of cooks.

• Ihadtocurtail hours of operationandIhadtoclose the restaurant 2-½ weeks early.

• Ihadtoclose one day a week.

Resultsarebasedonphoneinterviewsconductedwithbusinessowners/managersbetween9/9/15and9/18/15.

Restaurant Sample (N=150):

0-29 seats: 29% 30-75 seats: 39% >75 seats: 32%

Lodging Property Sample (N=150):

<10 rooms: 25% 10-24 rooms: 40% 25-49 rooms: 19% 50+ rooms: 16%

I N T H E I R O W N W O R D S :

How did the inability to fill these seasonal positions impact your business operations?

Somewhat more

Much more

20% 16%Somewhat

moreMuch more

12%7%

H2B/J1 Visas:

2% of seasonal restaurant employees 12% of seasonal lodging employees

Businesses Offering Housing:

7% of restaurants

28% of lodging properties