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With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, annual average employment fell by about 1 worker per establishment over the year across all private industries in the United States. Casino hotels had the largest decrease among all private industries, losing an average of 263 jobs per establishment. That was 3.5 times greater than the industry with next largest job loss, amusement and theme parks. That industry lost 75 jobs per establishment on average in 2020.
Industry | Employment change per establishment | Establishments | Employment change |
---|---|---|---|
Casino hotels |
-263 | 368 | -96,828 |
Amusement and theme parks |
-75 | 1,111 | -83,016 |
Casinos, except casino hotels |
-62 | 389 | -23,925 |
Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing |
-36 | 91 | -3,276 |
Coastal and Great Lakes passenger transportation |
-29 | 183 | -5,267 |
Tire manufacturing, except retreading |
-28 | 159 | -4,528 |
Motor vehicle metal stamping |
-25 | 574 | -14,283 |
Motor home manufacturing |
-25 | 54 | -1,332 |
Scheduled passenger air transportation |
-23 | 1,845 | -41,828 |
Heavy duty truck manufacturing |
-22 | 186 | -4,127 |
Silver ore mining |
10 | 19 | 199 |
Ammunition, except small arms, manufacturing |
12 | 71 | 839 |
Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing |
13 | 180 | 2,405 |
General warehousing and storage |
16 | 14,245 | 222,347 |
Warehouse clubs and supercenters |
19 | 6,218 | 116,780 |
Some industries gained jobs in 2020. Warehouse clubs and supercenters had the largest increase among private industries. Employment at the average warehouse clubs and supercenters establishment increased by 19 jobs in 2020. Second highest was general warehousing and storage, which added 16 jobs per establishment during 2020.
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages and are preliminary. You can view employment data for the nation, states, counties, and metropolitan areas through the data viewer tool.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Casino hotels had largest employment loss per establishment in 2020 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/casino-hotels-had-largest-employment-loss-per-establishment-in-2020.htm (visited March 18, 2025).