Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced Tuesday that it plans to add more than 12,000 new jobs this year, according to Associated Press.
The company, which runs such hotels as include Sheraton, W Hotels and Westin, said about half of the positions will be in U.S. markets ranging from New York to California.
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The news is a definite bright spot for Americans, who have suffered record unemployment during this recession. On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment remained at 10 percent in December, with 15.3 million people without jobs.
The majority of the new jobs will be created by the opening of 80 to 100 new hotels that Starwood and its development partners have scheduled for 2010.
The jobs will be in fields such as general management, human resources, food and beverage, engineering and maintenance, housekeeping, spa and guest services.
Starwood is now hiring or looking to hire soon for properties such as The Westin Austin at The Domain and the Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel. The company anticipates large numbers of job applicants, saying more than 10,000 people applied for 300 jobs at its recently opened W Hotel in Washington D.C.
Starwood has 145,000 employees and 982 properties in more than 100 countries.
The company's stock fell 83 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $36.94 in afternoon trading. The shares have traded in a 52-week range of $8.99 to $38.09.
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