Accommodation: NAICS 721

About the Accommodation subsector

The accommodation subsector is part of the accommodation and food services sector.

The accommodation subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Traveler Accommodation: NAICS 7211
• RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps: NAICS 7212
• Rooming and Boarding Houses: NAICS 7213

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in accommodation. 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, union membership and representation, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment

Data series	Back data	May 2019	Jun. 2019	Jul. 2019	Aug. 2019
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		2,057.9	2,066.2	(p)2,058.8	(p)2,059.1
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		1,760.5	1,862.2	(p)1,909.2
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		2.9%	3.4%	4.3%	4.6%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2015	2016	2017	2018
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		7.4%	7.6%	7.3%	8.3%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		8.0%	8.2%	7.8%	9.3%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2018
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	34,750
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	247,310
Lodging managers	34,050
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	472,220
Waiters and waitresses	157,660

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

(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, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in accommodation.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Apr. 2019	May 2019	Jun. 2019	Jul. 2019
Average hourly earnings		$17.98	$17.98	$17.52	(p)$17.47
Average weekly hours		30.5	30.4	31.6	(p)31.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Apr. 2019	May 2019	Jun. 2019	Jul. 2019
Average hourly earnings		$15.36	$15.50	$15.16	(p)$15.13
Average weekly hours		29.3	29.4	30.7	(p)30.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2015	2016	2017	2018
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$546	$582	$598	$615
Members of unions		$645	$698	$685	$715
Represented by unions		$639	$703	$678	$702
Nonunion		$532	$564	$588	$604

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2018
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	17.19	18.61	35,750	38,710
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	11.36	12.03	23,630	25,030
Lodging managers	25.27	29.48	52,550	61,320
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	11.21	12.19	23,320	25,350
Waiters and waitresses	11.10	14.28	23,090	29,690

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

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 accommodation. 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	2014	2015	2016	2017
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	29	25	37	34
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Data series	2017
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.4
Cases involving days away from work	1.3
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.2
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(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	Back data	May 2019	Jun. 2019	Jul. 2019	Aug. 2019
Producer price index		(p)175.2	(p)174.7	(p)175.1	(p)180.9
Percent change from previous month		(p)2.9%	(p)-0.3%	(p)0.2%	(p)3.3%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

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

Establishments

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2018	3rd quarter 2018	4th quarter 2018	1st quarter 2019
Number of establishments
Private industry		70,922	71,282	71,518	(p)71,815
Local government		157	157	156	(p)165
State government		13	13	13	(p)13
Federal government		205	205	206	(p)204
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

 

Data extracted on: September 20, 2019