Leisure and Hospitality

About the Leisure and Hospitality supersector

The leisure and hospitality supersector is part of the service-providing industries supersector group.

The leisure and hospitality supersector consists of these sectors:

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71
• Accommodation and Food Services: NAICS 72

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in leisure and hospitality. 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, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Openings, Hires, and Separations

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2008	Jan. 2009	Feb. 2009	Mar. 2009
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		13,304	13,268	(P) 13,240	(P) 13,200
Employment, nonsupervisory workers (seasonally adjusted)		11,764	11,735	(P) 11,711	(P) 11,676
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		9.5%	11.5%	11.4%	11.6%
Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands)
Job openings		268	260	(P) 262
Hires		522	647	(P) 562
Separations		624	819	(P) 521
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2005	2006	2007	2008
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		3.1%	3.1%	2.8%	3.2%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	3.6%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Dynamic Changes in Employment

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007	1st quarter 2008	2nd quarter 2008
Dynamic changes in employment (in thousands)
Gross job gains		1,179	1,247	1,158	1,183
Gross job losses		1,224	1,148	1,154	1,218

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates in leisure and hospitality, see the Employment and projected employment by major industry sector table.

(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, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. 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

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2008	Jan. 2009	Feb. 2009	Mar. 2009
Average hourly earnings		$10.94	$10.97	(P) $10.98	(P) $10.98
Average weekly hours		25.0	24.8	(P) 25.0	(P) 24.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2005	2006	2007	2008
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$409	$417	$440	$470
Members of unions		$513	$538	$580	$584
Represented by unions		$510	$533	$572	$575
Nonunion		$405	$412	$431	$462

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Employer Compensation Costs

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2008	3rd quarter 2008	4th quarter 2008	1st quarter 2009
12-month percent change
Total compensation		3.1%	2.9%	3.1%	2.9%
Wages and salaries		3.3%	3.1%	3.2%	3.1%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2008
		Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		11.86	100.0
Wages and salaries		9.36	78.9
Total benefits		2.50	21.1
Insurance		0.62	5.2
Retirement		0.11	0.9

(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 leisure and hospitality. 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	253	230	272	271
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7
Cases involving days away from work	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments and the number of establishments experiencing job gains or job losses in leisure and hospitality.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2007	1st quarter 2008	2nd quarter 2008	3rd quarter 2008
Number of establishments
Private industry		730,511	(P) 729,900	(P) 734,452	(P) 739,306
Local government		4,313	(P) 4,339	(P) 4,374	(P) 4,386
State government		882	(P) 892	(P) 900	(P) 895
Federal government		1,215	(P) 1,216	(P) 1,226	(P) 1,232
Establishments with changes in employment (in thousands)
With job gains (seasonally adjusted)		226	220	219
With job losses (seasonally adjusted)		238	248	250
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

The Editor's Desk

See industry studies in the subject matter index of The Editor's Desk (Current Edition).

Career Guide to Industries

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

 

Data extracted on: May 01, 2009