Aaron Szyf
EconomistAaron Szyf is an Economist with the U.S. Travel Association where he focuses on the economic impact of travel to and within the United States.
Before joining U.S. Travel, Aaron worked at the World Bank, concentrating on youth employment and entrepreneurship in Jamaica, and public-private partnership development in Grenada. Prior to that, while at Centennial Group International, Aaron led a number of international macroeconomic assignments, including country-risk assessments in Bosnia and Bangladesh.
Aaron graduated from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts with a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) and concentrations in Development Economics and International Business.
Prior to graduate study, Aaron held a community leadership role as the program director for the Joint Distribution Committee in Oradea, Romania. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance Summa Cum Laude from the Sy Syms School of Business of Yeshiva University.
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BLS April Data: International Workers Needed Ahead of Summer
May 13, 2022
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest employment data, which showed that the Leisure and Hospitality (L and H) industry still remains far behind in its recovery of lost, and desperately needed, jobs.
HOT TOPICS: U.S. Inflation, Gas Prices & the Conflict in Ukraine
March 16, 2022
U.S. price inflation—and the rapid increase in gas prices—is not new to 2022 and the Russia/Ukraine war. Prices have been increasing throughout 2021.
BLS February Data: We Need More International Workers
March 04, 2022
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest employment data, which significantly surpassed expectations and showed the economy added 678,000 jobs in February.