Chart 6. Employment in leisure and hospitality, seasonally adjusted, January 2010–December 2020 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2010

12,932

Feb 2010

12,927

Mar 2010

12,943

Apr 2010

12,979

May 2010

13,012

Jun 2010

13,034

Jul 2010

13,048

Aug 2010

13,081

Sep 2010

13,137

Oct 2010

13,127

Nov 2010

13,126

Dec 2010

13,157

Jan 2011

13,149

Feb 2011

13,188

Mar 2011

13,247

Apr 2011

13,298

May 2011

13,293

Jun 2011

13,343

Jul 2011

13,370

Aug 2011

13,395

Sep 2011

13,426

Oct 2011

13,464

Nov 2011

13,511

Dec 2011

13,538

Jan 2012

13,600

Feb 2012

13,641

Mar 2012

13,706

Apr 2012

13,709

May 2012

13,705

Jun 2012

13,702

Jul 2012

13,735

Aug 2012

13,804

Sep 2012

13,872

Oct 2012

13,883

Nov 2012

13,910

Dec 2012

13,978

Jan 2013

14,037

Feb 2013

14,082

Mar 2013

14,113

Apr 2013

14,152

May 2013

14,193

Jun 2013

14,252

Jul 2013

14,288

Aug 2013

14,327

Sep 2013

14,339

Oct 2013

14,395

Nov 2013

14,432

Dec 2013

14,454

Jan 2014

14,489

Feb 2014

14,509

Mar 2014

14,564

Apr 2014

14,614

May 2014

14,670

Jun 2014

14,693

Jul 2014

14,703

Aug 2014

14,725

Sep 2014

14,768

Oct 2014

14,811

Nov 2014

14,849

Dec 2014

14,892

Jan 2015

14,915

Feb 2015

14,972

Mar 2015

14,981

Apr 2015

15,023

May 2015

15,103

Jun 2015

15,108

Jul 2015

15,168

Aug 2015

15,201

Sep 2015

15,279

Oct 2015

15,316

Nov 2015

15,374

Dec 2015

15,406

Jan 2016

15,454

Feb 2016

15,494

Mar 2016

15,535

Apr 2016

15,562

May 2016

15,583

Jun 2016

15,639

Jul 2016

15,679

Aug 2016

15,725

Sep 2016

15,785

Oct 2016

15,780

Nov 2016

15,826

Dec 2016

15,845

Jan 2017

15,867

Feb 2017

15,905

Mar 2017

15,919

Apr 2017

15,988

May 2017

16,021

Jun 2017

16,063

Jul 2017

16,129

Aug 2017

16,139

Sep 2017

16,090

Oct 2017

16,158

Nov 2017

16,175

Dec 2017

16,192

Jan 2018

16,188

Feb 2018

16,213

Mar 2018

16,215

Apr 2018

16,217

May 2018

16,262

Jun 2018

16,308

Jul 2018

16,344

Aug 2018

16,348

Sep 2018

16,329

Oct 2018

16,363

Nov 2018

16,371

Dec 2018

16,418

Jan 2019

16,496

Feb 2019

16,466

Mar 2019

16,488

Apr 2019

16,507

May 2019

16,514

Jun 2019

16,524

Jul 2019

16,535

Aug 2019

16,580

Sep 2019

16,648

Oct 2019

16,727

Nov 2019

16,769

Dec 2019

16,811

Jan 2020

16,858

Feb 2020

16,915

Mar 2020

16,133

Apr 2020

8,691

May 2020

10,146

Jun 2020

12,158

Jul 2020

12,824

Aug 2020

12,963

Sep 2020

13,357

Oct 2020

13,622

Nov 2020

13,632

Dec 2020

13,134

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.