Hospitals: NAICS 622

About the Hospitals subsector

The hospitals subsector is part of the health care and social assistance sector.

Industries in the Hospitals subsector provide medical, diagnostic, and treatment services that include physician, nursing, and other health services to inpatients and the specialized accommodation services required by inpatients. Hospitals may also provide outpatient services as a secondary activity. Establishments in the Hospitals subsector provide inpatient health services, many of which can only be provided using the specialized facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of the production process.

North American Industry Classification System

The hospitals subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals: NAICS 6221
  • Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals: NAICS 6222
  • Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals: NAICS 6223

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in hospitals. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs

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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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4,642.9 4,653.5 (P) 4,667.4 (P) 4,670.9

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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4,264.8 4,288.1 (P) 4,295.4  

Unemployment

 

Unemployment rate

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1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.8%

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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10 11 13  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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992 803 980  

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2008

Extended mass layoff events

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9 7 (P) 8 (P) 10

Separations

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2,316 2,438 (P) 3,960 (P) 1,994

Initial claimants

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1,300 1,295 (P) 1,295 (P) 1,073

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

183,960

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists

100,150

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

417,810

Radiologic technologists and technicians

122,260

Registered nurses

1,485,130

Note: These employment estimates include employment in both the private-sector and government.

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for hospitals.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in hospitals. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Average hourly earnings

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$23.74 $23.75 $24.06 (P) $24.09

Average weekly hours

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36.0 36.1 36.3 (P) 36.2

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

$17.66 $18.20 $36,720 $37,860

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists

$25.17 $25.50 $52,350 $53,040

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

$11.61 $12.09 $24,140 $25,150

Radiologic technologists and technicians

$24.49 $24.87 $50,940 $51,740

Registered nurses

$29.47 $30.64 $61,300 $63,720

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs

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2008
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2008

12-month percent change

 

Total compensation

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3.2% 3.3% 3.0% 3.3%

Wages and salaries

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3.5% 3.4% 3.4% 3.6%

12-month percent change: State and local government

 

Total compensation

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4.1% 3.7% 3.4% 3.2%

Wages and salaries

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4.4% 4.0% 3.9% 3.6%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)



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Compensation component
($ per hour worked)
Percent of total compensation

Compensation costs

 

Total compensation

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34.41 100.0

Wages and salaries

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23.56 68.5

Total benefits

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10.85 31.5

Insurance

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3.05 8.9

Retirement

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1.22 3.5

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in hospitals. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2004 2005 2006 2007

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

36 23 27 (P) 35

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

8.3 8.1 8.1  

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

3.4 3.3 3.2  

Cases involving days away from work

1.9 1.8 1.8  

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

1.5 1.5 1.4  

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

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2008
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Producer price index

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(P) 162.7 (P) 162.8 (P) 163.2 (P) 163.1

Percent change from previous month

 

(P) 0.0% (P) 0.1% (P) 0.2% (P) -0.1%

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in hospitals.

Establishments

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2007

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 7,627 (P) 7,730 (P) 7,793 (P) 7,886

Local government

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(P) 1,252 (P) 1,250 (P) 1,248 (P) 1,248

State government

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(P) 1,203 (P) 1,219 (P) 1,216 (P) 1,210

Federal government

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(P) 265 (P) 307 (P) 308 (P) 310

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Monthly Labor Review

See hospitals in the Index of the Monthly Labor Review Online (Current Issue).

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008