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Accommodation: NAICS 721

About the Accommodation subsector

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

Industries in the Accommodation subsector provide lodging or short-term accommodations for travelers, vacationers, and others. There is a wide range of establishments in these industries. Some provide lodging only; while others provide meals, laundry services, and recreational facilities, as well as lodging. Lodging establishments are classified in this subsector even if the provision of complementary services generates more revenue. The types of complementary services provided vary from establishment to establishment.

North American Industry Classification System

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	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	1,948.5	1,946.6	(p)1,949.2	(p)1,950.0
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	1,603.7	1,564.8	(p)1,575.2
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.9%	3.2%	4.8%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Union Membership and Representation


Data series	2021	2022	2023	2024
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)	5.9%	6.9%	7.4%	7.2%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)	6.4%	7.3%	7.9%	8.0%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2024
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	41,560
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	248,220
Lodging managers	37,390
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	422,760
Waiters and waitresses	139,710

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings	$24.14	$24.39	$24.37	(p)$24.65
Average weekly hours	30.4	30.4	29.7	(p)30.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings	$20.82	$21.12	$21.06	(p)$21.20
Average weekly hours	29.2	29.2	28.7	(p)29.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation


Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
Data series	Back data	2021	2022	2023	2024
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$691	$731	$788	$801
Members of unions		$735	$764	$874	$862
Represented by unions		$752	$786	$881	$850
Nonunion		$683	$726	$776	$797

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2024
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	21.48	23.00	44,680	47,840
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16.42	16.62	34,150	34,580
Lodging managers	31.91	36.53	66,360	75,970
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16.40	17.21	34,110	35,800
Waiters and waitresses	16.56	20.60	34,440	42,840

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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	2020	2021	2022	2023
Fatalities
Number of fatalities				33
There was a series break beginning with 2023 data due to NAICS 2022. Data for years prior to 2023 are available at www.bls.gov/iif.


Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.3
Cases involving days away from work	1.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.9
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	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
Producer price index	(p)191.836	(p)198.991	(p)197.228	(p)202.816
Percent change from previous month	(p)-1.3%	(p)3.7%	(p)-0.9%	(p)2.8%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

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

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2023	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024	3rd quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry	78,216	(p)78,217	(p)78,803	(p)79,082
Local government	183	(p)185	(p)184	(p)185
State government	10	(p)10	(p)10	(p)10
Federal government	207	(p)205	(p)206	(p)196
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of total factor productivity (TFP) compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and services. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked.


Data series	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total factor productivity (TFP)	-3.0	21.2	-8.3	-4.8
Output	-34.8	36.6	10.2	0.0
Combined inputs	-32.8	12.7	20.2	5.1
Capital input	-1.7	-1.3	0.6	0.1
Labor input	-31.5	6.7	21.3	4.7
Labor productivity, output per hour	-1.5	26.8	-9.5	-5.1

(Source: Productivity)

Data extracted on: April 29, 2025

Accommodation: NAICS 721

On This Page

About the Accommodation subsector

Workforce Statistics

Employment and Unemployment

Union Membership and Representation

Employment by Occupation

Projections

Earnings and Hours

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Union Membership and Representation

Earnings by Occupation

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

Prices

Workplace Trends

Establishments

Productivity