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


Data series	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	4,757.6	4,765.2	(P) 4,776.0	(P) 4,788.7
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	4,353.6	4,367.3	(P) 4,379.2
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.5%	3.3%	3.4%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	7	7	11
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	398	464	878
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

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

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events	10	13	(P) 12	(P) 10
Separations	927	1,683	(P) 1,232	(P) 1,334
Initial claimants	1,210	1,736	(P) 1,405	(P) 1,179
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2010
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	162,940
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	99,020
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	414,210
Radiologic technologists and technicians
Registered nurses	1,604,960
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 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 All Employees


Data series	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings	$28.11	$28.31	$28.26	(P) $28.27
Average weekly hours	35.8	36.0	36.0	(P) 35.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings	$27.30	$27.41	$27.35	(P) $27.16
Average weekly hours	36.1	36.2	36.0	(P) 36.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	$18.92	$19.40	$39,350	$40,350
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	$27.15	$27.59	$56,470	$57,380
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	$12.37	$12.85	$25,740	$26,730
Radiologic technologists and technicians
Registered nurses	$31.81	$33.03	$66,170	$68,700

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs


Data series	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
12-month percent change
Total compensation	2.0%	1.8%	1.7%	1.6%
Wages and salaries	1.7%	1.5%	1.7%	1.6%
12-month percent change: State and local government
Total compensation	2.7%	2.3%	2.4%	1.9%
Wages and salaries	1.6%	1.2%	1.4%	1.0%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)


Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2011
Data series	Back data	Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		37.63	100.0
Wages and salaries		25.45	67.6
Total benefits		12.18	32.4
Insurance		3.62	9.6
Retirement		1.44	3.8

(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	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	35	30	32	(P) 27
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	7.7	7.6	7.3	7.0
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.8
Cases involving days away from work	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2
Footnotes (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.


Data series	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index	(P) 177.0	(P) 177.8	(P) 178.8	(P) 178.8
Percent change from previous month	(P) -0.1%	(P) 0.5%	(P) 0.6%	(P) 0.0%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

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

Establishments


Data series	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry	8,088	8,217	(P) 8,052	(P) 8,129
Local government	1,233	1,223	(P) 1,213	(P) 1,211
State government	1,300	1,302	(P) 1,277	(P) 1,280
Federal government	329	336	(P) 350	(P) 350
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: February 07, 2012

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