At the end of February, more than 7,100 people were on vacation in the city, the latest figures show.
As of February 28, a total of 3,600 men and 3,800 women were on leave in Worcester – around 14 to 15 percent of those eligible for the state’s coronavirus job retention program.
That number had dropped from 7,400 people at the end of January, according to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The numbers also give a breakdown of the types of jobs people were on leave from in January and February.
Predictably, the most common place to work in Worcester on vacation was hospitality and retail.
A total of 1,850 people who worked in hotels, restaurants, bars and pubs were on vacation in February, 1,4000 in retail.
A total of 690 people in administrative and support services in the city were on leave, while by the end of February 590 people in the arts and entertainment industries were on leave in Worcester.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended the coronavirus job retention program to September 30th in the March budget.
The HMRC figures show that a total of 440 employees in manufacturing and 250 employees in health and social work were on leave.
By the end of February, a total of 420 people were on leave in the education sector, 180 people in the construction industry and 190 people in the transport and storage sector also on leave.
Up to 70 people working in agriculture in Worcester have been on leave.
According to the figures, a total of 39,100 people were vacationing in Worcestershire at the end of February, down from 41,100 in January.
By the end of February, the county employed 8,560 people in the hotel industry and 7,780 retail workers were on leave.
At the end of February, Worcestershire had a total of 3,790 manufacturing workers, 3,270 administrative and support workers, and 2,800 arts and entertainment professionals in Worcestershire.
According to HMRC, 1,780 construction workers in Worcestershire were on leave at the end of February.
By the end of February, a total of 8,700 people, including Evesham, Pershore and Droitwich, were on leave in Wychavon, compared with 4,800 people in Malvern Hills.