Accommodation and Food Services: NAICS 72

About the Accommodation and Food Services sector

The accommodation and food services sector is part of the leisure and hospitality supersector.

The accommodation and food services sector consists of these subsectors:

• Accommodation: NAICS 721
• Food Services and Drinking Places: NAICS 722

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in accommodation and food services. 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, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, Layoffs, and Openings, Hires, and Separations

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		11,484.4	11,525.4	(P) 11,546.3	(P) 11,575.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		10,163.9	10,103.8	(P) 10,042.2
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		10.9%	11.2%	10.5%	12.1%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		72	78	232
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		5,986	8,560	30,635
Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands)
Job openings		317	278	(P) 276
Hires		500	482	(P) 390
Separations		588	519	(P) 460
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		2.5%	2.3%	2.1%	2.1%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		2.8%	2.8%	2.4%	2.4%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		83	202	(P) 85	(P) 95
Separations		12,853	48,826	(P) 15,860	(P) 18,387
Initial claimants		12,739	43,842	(P) 15,486	(P) 14,893
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,244,280
Cooks, fast food	502,200
Cooks, restaurant	851,500
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	212,810
Waiters and waitresses	2,081,530

(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 and food services.

(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 and food services. 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	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$12.32	$12.36	$12.39	(P) $12.51
Average weekly hours		25.9	26.5	25.9	(P) 25.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$10.78	$10.83	$10.84	(P) $10.88
Average weekly hours		24.8	25.2	24.7	(P) 24.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$435	$423	$430	$447
Members of unions		$563	$526	$530	$594
Represented by unions		$552	$505	$524	$594
Nonunion		$427	$421	$424	$441

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	$8.55	$8.70	$17,780	$18,090
Cooks, fast food	$8.69	$8.89	$18,080	$18,490
Cooks, restaurant	$10.59	$11.12	$22,030	$23,140
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	$9.53	$10.26	$19,830	$21,340
Waiters and waitresses	$8.80	$9.96	$18,290	$20,720

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
12-month percent change
Total compensation		1.2%	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%
Wages and salaries		0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	1.0%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2011
		Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		11.43	100.0
Wages and salaries		9.11	79.7
Total benefits		2.32	20.3
Insurance		0.53	4.6
Retirement		0.10	0.8

(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 accommodation and food services. 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	165	147	151	(P) 150
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.4	4.1	3.7	3.7
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5
Cases involving days away from work	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

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

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		623,047	625,966	(P) 625,110	(P) 630,482
Local government		718	716	(P) 726	(P) 723
State government		15	14	(P) 14	(P) 14
Federal government		480	497	(P) 489	(P) 473
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

The Editor's Desk

See industry studies in the subject matter index of The Editor's Desk (Current Edition).

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: February 10, 2012