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Which Industries Hire During the Summer?

Employment, selected private sector industries, January 2001�April 2011
Month	Recreational and vacation camps	Marinas	Historical sites, zoos, botanical gardens, nature parks and similar institution	Museums	Amusement parks and arcades	Golf courses and country clubs	Fitness and recreational sports centers	Hotels and motels, except casino hotels
Jan 2001	13,600	22,300	39,700	64,100	105,800	199,200	399,700	1,439,600
Feb 2001	14,600	22,700	40,100	64,900	114,700	201,600	404,700	1,445,300
Mar 2001	15,100	23,700	41,200	66,800	135,700	216,800	414,600	1,466,100
Apr 2001	16,300	26,300	42,600	69,700	172,300	270,600	437,300	1,470,100
May 2001	21,300	29,800	44,500	73,200	220,000	326,500	463,000	1,503,900
Jun 2001	33,600	32,900	47,100	77,100	253,800	373,100	506,300	1,565,900
Jul 2001	42,100	34,900	48,000	78,300	262,200	380,300	514,000	1,590,400
Aug 2001	40,400	34,800	47,500	77,100	246,300	372,600	506,600	1,580,000
Sep 2001	21,000	30,800	44,400	72,600	197,600	324,000	458,100	1,508,300
Oct 2001	18,400	28,500	43,900	72,400	174,800	292,100	439,200	1,428,200
Nov 2001	15,700	26,300	42,500	69,700	123,100	252,800	428,100	1,360,600
Dec 2001	15,000	24,800	42,800	69,500	112,900	234,700	427,000	1,353,200
Jan 2002	14,400	23,100	40,600	65,300	111,200	208,000	408,200	1,340,400
Feb 2002	15,000	23,200	40,700	65,400	117,000	211,600	412,400	1,349,500
Mar 2002	15,300	25,000	41,700	67,100	135,400	227,900	421,400	1,371,400
Apr 2002	15,900	27,600	44,100	68,300	148,400	276,000	439,600	1,388,800
May 2002	17,300	31,600	46,100	69,900	171,700	332,600	477,200	1,437,700
Jun 2002	22,600	34,300	50,500	72,600	192,600	373,900	543,200	1,493,500
Jul 2002	29,300	35,200	50,700	73,000	198,900	381,200	561,300	1,515,700
Aug 2002	29,500	33,500	48,800	71,800	188,700	373,200	543,400	1,520,700
Sep 2002	21,000	29,900	44,600	70,100	159,600	336,200	478,200	1,460,500
Oct 2002	19,000	28,100	43,300	70,700	149,700	307,100	449,600	1,428,600
Nov 2002	17,300	26,700	42,100	69,700	131,300	262,100	438,900	1,390,200
Dec 2002	15,500	24,800	41,500	69,500	129,700	239,000	436,700	1,389,800
Jan 2003	15,100	24,100	39,100	67,700	123,100	213,800	418,000	1,368,400
Feb 2003	15,000	24,300	39,300	67,700	124,500	213,800	421,300	1,373,000
Mar 2003	15,400	24,800	41,400	67,800	129,700	232,000	429,100	1,382,300
Apr 2003	16,100	26,300	42,500	68,800	143,000	287,700	447,100	1,367,000
May 2003	19,500	31,000	46,600	70,100	167,900	352,900	479,900	1,405,800
Jun 2003	36,500	33,700	51,500	71,900	190,200	394,100	545,500	1,464,000
Jul 2003	62,600	34,200	52,200	73,400	198,600	399,300	572,800	1,495,500
Aug 2003	57,800	33,400	51,100	72,100	188,300	393,900	554,500	1,490,900
Sep 2003	21,300	30,400	46,200	68,600	157,800	356,100	473,700	1,434,000
Oct 2003	18,100	27,800	46,500	68,900	146,400	327,800	450,400	1,395,000
Nov 2003	16,800	25,900	44,900	67,300	121,200	277,600	440,200	1,370,900
Dec 2003	15,800	25,400	43,900	66,800	117,200	255,200	440,900	1,376,300
Jan 2004	14,900	24,700	40,900	65,700	110,300	228,400	426,000	1,352,500
Feb 2004	15,300	24,200	40,500	65,700	112,100	228,500	432,100	1,366,700
Mar 2004	15,800	25,800	42,700	67,000	130,400	247,200	443,200	1,386,400
Apr 2004	18,100	28,900	47,600	68,300	153,400	309,700	465,400	1,397,500
May 2004	21,700	34,200	51,400	69,800	182,500	369,000	493,300	1,430,000
Jun 2004	39,100	37,300	55,700	72,200	208,500	409,600	554,900	1,491,500
Jul 2004	56,800	38,100	57,100	74,400	213,700	419,500	571,400	1,513,300
Aug 2004	55,700	37,300	56,500	73,800	201,700	410,700	555,600	1,507,200
Sep 2004	20,400	33,400	50,000	70,200	167,500	372,900	495,600	1,451,900
Oct 2004	17,300	30,000	49,100	71,500	146,700	334,700	462,800	1,425,000
Nov 2004	15,400	26,800	46,600	70,100	123,800	287,000	452,600	1,396,100
Dec 2004	14,300	25,100	44,100	69,200	119,000	262,100	453,700	1,401,300
Jan 2005	13,900	23,300	40,700	67,600	111,700	233,800	441,900	1,381,100
Feb 2005	15,100	24,000	39,500	67,400	117,800	236,500	445,600	1,391,900
Mar 2005	15,700	25,700	43,200	69,000	131,100	251,700	451,400	1,404,300
Apr 2005	18,300	29,600	49,200	70,000	163,300	334,900	467,800	1,412,900
May 2005	21,300	33,900	53,000	71,600	186,400	399,600	491,100	1,443,400
Jun 2005	42,900	36,400	57,900	74,200	209,400	451,600	563,300	1,507,800
Jul 2005	66,700	37,900	58,500	75,100	217,800	460,200	577,800	1,526,800
Aug 2005	65,500	36,900	56,000	75,200	205,900	449,400	571,200	1,522,900
Sep 2005	22,100	32,900	51,800	72,900	170,100	397,800	501,100	1,470,200
Oct 2005	20,300	30,800	50,000	71,800	153,300	356,700	473,700	1,438,400
Nov 2005	17,400	28,300	47,600	70,400	132,800	306,700	468,300	1,413,900
Dec 2005	14,900	26,800	45,400	69,800	125,800	269,400	469,000	1,413,500
Jan 2006	14,600	25,400	41,700	68,600	115,400	240,400	452,200	1,393,300
Feb 2006	15,000	25,800	41,200	69,200	118,100	239,000	456,500	1,400,800
Mar 2006	16,000	26,300	43,100	69,900	129,300	260,900	465,100	1,420,700
Apr 2006	18,100	30,800	48,800	71,900	145,100	332,700	479,900	1,421,300
May 2006	21,500	35,100	54,500	73,800	166,900	391,600	511,200	1,450,000
Jun 2006	38,600	38,100	58,000	76,200	192,800	444,300	575,300	1,509,200
Jul 2006	66,100	39,500	59,300	77,500	200,900	452,900	592,100	1,540,400
Aug 2006	64,600	38,400	58,600	76,900	190,100	442,700	577,600	1,532,000
Sep 2006	28,600	34,500	53,800	73,000	159,300	386,300	510,100	1,488,100
Oct 2006	20,800	30,500	52,300	74,600	148,900	354,500	481,100	1,460,300
Nov 2006	18,000	28,400	48,500	73,600	126,900	303,800	475,800	1,438,800
Dec 2006	17,000	26,200	47,200	73,300	124,400	286,600	473,400	1,448,000
Jan 2007	15,800	24,900	44,800	71,900	117,300	256,200	464,400	1,419,700
Feb 2007	16,200	24,400	44,200	72,300	119,900	254,400	466,000	1,430,400
Mar 2007	17,000	27,000	46,200	72,300	132,700	273,000	473,100	1,452,400
Apr 2007	18,900	30,800	51,700	73,900	147,100	331,400	487,000	1,457,500
May 2007	21,600	37,300	57,200	76,800	167,100	399,000	514,900	1,489,700
Jun 2007	42,100	44,100	62,100	80,800	191,400	450,600	578,900	1,548,500
Jul 2007	63,900	44,800	64,000	82,600	198,200	457,900	590,300	1,576,000
Aug 2007	58,200	44,300	61,300	80,400	189,100	445,600	574,500	1,567,800
Sep 2007	26,300	39,600	57,700	76,700	157,400	399,200	510,400	1,528,800
Oct 2007	21,300	35,200	56,000	77,500	147,900	367,200	484,200	1,500,300
Nov 2007	19,700	30,900	52,100	75,500	129,800	312,400	479,100	1,480,600
Dec 2007	18,200	28,800	50,500	75,000	130,100	288,600	477,200	1,474,600
Jan 2008	16,500	26,700	47,200	74,100	122,800	261,000	468,100	1,450,100
Feb 2008	16,300	25,500	45,300	74,300	127,900	258,700	474,900	1,460,000
Mar 2008	17,100	27,100	48,500	75,500	144,600	280,100	478,700	1,477,800
Apr 2008	18,600	30,300	54,000	76,000	152,900	340,300	489,600	1,488,300
May 2008	22,600	35,700	60,000	79,100	170,700	403,600	517,100	1,520,800
Jun 2008	42,100	39,800	63,400	80,600	187,000	451,200	580,800	1,565,900
Jul 2008	63,500	42,800	64,500	82,400	193,800	456,600	596,900	1,584,900
Aug 2008	57,100	40,900	61,800	81,200	183,500	446,300	581,200	1,574,900
Sep 2008	25,900	33,900	56,400	75,900	157,900	394,100	514,800	1,523,200
Oct 2008	21,300	29,200	54,000	75,800	152,000	364,700	487,500	1,489,200
Nov 2008	19,100	26,700	50,400	75,500	130,700	308,200	480,900	1,443,700
Dec 2008	17,400	25,500	49,800	73,500	130,300	282,300	476,900	1,434,100
Jan 2009	16,000	23,900	45,900	72,800	119,700	252,200	466,000	1,392,200
Feb 2009	16,800	23,600	44,900	73,600	125,000	254,000	472,100	1,390,700
Mar 2009	17,000	24,300	47,100	73,100	137,700	267,900	475,700	1,386,200
Apr 2009	19,000	27,500	53,100	73,900	154,800	322,700	482,900	1,385,700
May 2009	23,100	32,500	58,900	77,400	169,200	384,300	506,600	1,414,000
Jun 2009	43,600	36,400	63,500	78,300	181,900	428,300	559,200	1,460,400
Jul 2009	72,900	39,300	65,000	78,800	186,700	437,600	572,500	1,472,600
Aug 2009	66,700	38,500	63,000	77,300	178,900	429,300	560,400	1,472,300
Sep 2009	28,000	32,900	58,000	73,800	162,900	388,200	501,600	1,433,500
Oct 2009	21,100	28,600	55,200	75,000	150,600	343,600	473,800	1,397,500
Nov 2009	18,000	26,000	50,400	73,400	129,100	296,500	465,400	1,368,400
Dec 2009	16,600	25,100	48,200	72,600	129,500	268,400	463,600	1,366,900
Jan 2010	15,100	22,600	45,100	70,300	121,700	237,200	455,700	1,335,100
Feb 2010	15,500	22,100	44,900	70,000	127,500	237,200	457,800	1,340,800
Mar 2010	16,400	23,500	48,500	70,800	139,100	259,200	461,700	1,356,800
Apr 2010	18,300	27,400	53,800	71,800	159,000	328,800	469,100	1,372,700
May 2010	23,100	33,700	58,400	74,200	170,300	388,400	485,700	1,401,900
Jun 2010	42,700	38,200	63,800	76,100	191,600	443,800	546,100	1,471,400
Jul 2010	66,500	40,400	65,800	77,600	196,200	449,600	556,300	1,498,600
Aug 2010	62,800	38,900	62,300	76,400	189,000	437,600	544,100	1,504,100
Sep 2010	26,500	34,200	57,000	72,600	167,700	389,600	488,600	1,449,400
Oct 2010	20,200	29,300	54,000	72,300	155,500	353,800	453,100	1,415,000
Nov 2010	17,800	26,100	50,600	71,400	134,800	296,700	446,500	1,383,000
Dec 2010	15,700	23,100	48,000	71,800	135,800	264,500	445,300	1,385,000
Jan 2011	14,800	21,100	45,500	69,900	123,400	232,300	441,600	1,367,400
Feb 2011	15,700	21,500	46,900	70,700	127,600	237,500	448,400	1,376,500
Mar 2011	16,300	21,900	49,700	71,800	141,000	261,900	455,800	1,403,700
Apr 2011	17,900	25,900	56,300	73,900	154,400	327,900	464,500	1,420,100

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