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NC Hospitality Industry Research & Resources

Restaurants and lodging establishments are driving forces in North Carolina’s economy. They provide jobs and build careers for thousands of people, and play a vital role in local communities throughout the state. Combined, restaurant and lodging establishments provide 453,050 jobs equal to 9% of the state’s workforce, and they generate approximately $34.9 billion in sales annually.

Here are several different tools and resources you can use to learn and share information about the hospitality industry.

Helpful Articles

  • Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: Can You Pool Tips in Fast Food?Fisher Phillips
  • What is Cash Discounting and Is It Right For Your Restaurant?SpotOn

Monthly Economic Reports

  • Smith Travel Research Data for NCNCRLA
  • July 2025 STR DataSmith Travel Research
  • Taxable Sales for NCNCRLA
  • June 2025 Taxable Sales and PurchasesNC Department of Revenue
  • July 2025 Employment FiguresNC Department of Commerce
  • Cumulative Hospitality Employment Figures for NCNCRLA

Annual Economic Reports

  • Off-Premises Restaurant Trends 2025National Restaurant Association
  • 2025 State of the Restaurant IndustryNational Restaurant Association
  • NC Hotel Employment ProjectionsAHLA
  • NC Hotel Guest Spending ProjectionsAHLA
  • NC Hotel Tax Revenue ProjectionsAHLA
  • NC Hotel Wage & Salary ProjectionsAHLA
  • North Carolina’s Hotel Industry, by the NumbersAmerican Hotel & Lodging Association
  • State of the Restaurant Industry 2024National Restaurant Association
  • 2024 State of the Hotel Industry ReportAmerican Hotel & Lodging Association
  • 2024 Profile of North Carolina Occupancy Taxes & Their InvestmentMagellan Strategy Group
  • 2023 North Carolina Restaurant Industry ImpactNational Restaurant Association

Economic Impact

  • 2024 Impact of Visitor Spending—Economic Impact StudiesVisit North Carolina
  • 2024 Visitor Profile StudiesVisit North Carolina

Industry Training & Certifications

  • Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking (BEST) TrainingBusinesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking (BEST)
  • ServSafe Certification CoursesNCRLA

Employer & Employee Resources

  • Child Labor Law Compliance in the Hospitality IndustryUS DOL
  • Serving CareersServing Careers
  • Start A Business + Grow A BusinessEDPNC
  • Restaurant Industry Job DescriptionsNational Restaurant Association
  • NC Hospitality Workers Relief FundNCRLA Foundation

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