Leafly, in partnership with Whitney Economics, has revealed its sixth annual hashish jobs report, the Seattle-based hashish expertise firm shared in a press release.
The Leafly Jobs Report 2022, which regarded on the 11 states with authorized adult-use hashish and the 27 states the place medical hashish is permitted, discovered that hashish business jobs elevated 33% in 2021. Leafly says 2021 was the fifth yr in a row the sector noticed an annual development price better than 27%. Moreover, the evaluation discovered the hashish business at the moment employs 428,059 Individuals and generated almost $25 billion in gross sales final yr, or about one-quarter of the nation’s predicted complete hashish market. The report additionally predicts that the U.S. hashish business will sometime make use of about 1.5 to 1.75 million individuals — almost 4 occasions many as at present — and that the business shall be producing about $45 billion in annual gross sales by 2025.
“Since 2014, when the nation’s first adult-use hashish shops opened, the business has created tons of of hundreds of latest American jobs – and there are nonetheless loads extra but to be created. We all know the potential hashish has as each an financial driver and drive for good, and it’s heartening to see employment numbers proceed to replicate this sturdy development. Leafly is proud to step up and fill the hole created by a scarcity of federal reporting, and to advocate for federal legalization that’s equitable and accessible to all communities.” — Leafly CEO Yoko Miyashita, in a press launch
One of many important points at the moment dealing with hashish employers — like some other business throughout what’s being known as the “Nice Resignation” — is discovering candidates to fill open positions. This situation might be exacerbated with states like New York, New Jersey, New Mexico and Connecticut opening their first shops within the close to future, the press launch says.
Different enjoyable information included within the report:
- There are extra individuals employed within the U.S. hashish business than there are hairstylists, barbers, and cosmetologists, mixed.
- There are thrice as many hashish employees within the U.S. as dentists.
- The business’s spectacular hiring numbers pencil out to 280 jobs created per day and somebody was employed for a cannabis-supported job each two minutes of the workday.
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