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1.1 million people hired in the leisure and hospitality industry in June 2019
August 09, 2019
In June 2019, the leisure and hospitality industry—which consists of accommodation and food services and arts, entertainment, and recreation—hired 1,142,000 people nationwide, an increase of 42,000 hires from May and 64,000 hires from June 2018. The number of hires in accommodation and food services increased by 76,000 from May to June, while hires in arts, entertainment, and recreation fell over the month by 34,000.
Hires, separations, and job openings in the leisure and hospitality industries, June 2001–June 2019
Month
Accommodation and food services: hires
Accommodation and food services: separations
Accommodation and food services: job openings
Arts, entertainment, and recreation: hires
Arts, entertainment, and recreation: separations
Arts, entertainment, and recreation: job openings
Jun 2001
716,000
704,000
384,000
158,000
128,000
63,000
Jul 2001
762,000
748,000
509,000
166,000
175,000
78,000
Aug 2001
714,000
721,000
482,000
156,000
165,000
62,000
Sep 2001
738,000
769,000
463,000
138,000
154,000
77,000
Oct 2001
686,000
755,000
316,000
144,000
147,000
58,000
Nov 2001
701,000
723,000
387,000
118,000
145,000
65,000
Dec 2001
684,000
665,000
368,000
126,000
133,000
66,000
Jan 2002
664,000
653,000
313,000
116,000
127,000
44,000
Feb 2002
693,000
686,000
355,000
133,000
133,000
59,000
Mar 2002
634,000
647,000
330,000
140,000
137,000
81,000
Apr 2002
700,000
693,000
319,000
128,000
149,000
57,000
May 2002
671,000
678,000
339,000
130,000
116,000
61,000
Jun 2002
656,000
686,000
298,000
126,000
113,000
44,000
Jul 2002
700,000
684,000
332,000
98,000
116,000
44,000
Aug 2002
686,000
648,000
345,000
135,000
139,000
51,000
Sep 2002
669,000
640,000
316,000
138,000
116,000
35,000
Oct 2002
676,000
624,000
332,000
110,000
101,000
50,000
Nov 2002
662,000
650,000
341,000
141,000
122,000
65,000
Dec 2002
674,000
652,000
334,000
154,000
144,000
43,000
Jan 2003
699,000
675,000
358,000
157,000
148,000
34,000
Feb 2003
666,000
659,000
326,000
135,000
150,000
35,000
Mar 2003
644,000
674,000
320,000
135,000
148,000
32,000
Apr 2003
639,000
643,000
331,000
148,000
156,000
41,000
May 2003
678,000
714,000
364,000
165,000
162,000
66,000
Jun 2003
671,000
649,000
359,000
136,000
114,000
65,000
Jul 2003
643,000
631,000
289,000
132,000
132,000
49,000
Aug 2003
679,000
633,000
332,000
136,000
138,000
56,000
Sep 2003
689,000
634,000
350,000
136,000
145,000
46,000
Oct 2003
709,000
679,000
394,000
134,000
134,000
63,000
Nov 2003
701,000
678,000
387,000
135,000
138,000
51,000
Dec 2003
736,000
697,000
387,000
137,000
135,000
59,000
Jan 2004
707,000
697,000
376,000
135,000
125,000
77,000
Feb 2004
719,000
688,000
389,000
136,000
130,000
77,000
Mar 2004
770,000
751,000
387,000
143,000
132,000
56,000
Apr 2004
749,000
711,000
372,000
137,000
148,000
38,000
May 2004
747,000
714,000
374,000
153,000
134,000
54,000
Jun 2004
730,000
713,000
408,000
145,000
152,000
58,000
Jul 2004
726,000
724,000
465,000
152,000
158,000
51,000
Aug 2004
736,000
741,000
412,000
141,000
147,000
53,000
Sep 2004
734,000
674,000
454,000
172,000
152,000
70,000
Oct 2004
735,000
706,000
432,000
139,000
140,000
53,000
Nov 2004
765,000
734,000
346,000
120,000
131,000
82,000
Dec 2004
738,000
700,000
358,000
123,000
137,000
112,000
Jan 2005
759,000
747,000
462,000
152,000
142,000
79,000
Feb 2005
719,000
695,000
444,000
153,000
151,000
81,000
Mar 2005
766,000
776,000
461,000
145,000
133,000
96,000
Apr 2005
754,000
687,000
524,000
146,000
127,000
101,000
May 2005
745,000
743,000
464,000
131,000
130,000
71,000
Jun 2005
776,000
741,000
486,000
163,000
168,000
91,000
Jul 2005
787,000
768,000
436,000
146,000
120,000
99,000
Aug 2005
800,000
791,000
424,000
148,000
133,000
90,000
Sep 2005
794,000
812,000
412,000
139,000
144,000
73,000
Oct 2005
731,000
766,000
431,000
136,000
159,000
73,000
Nov 2005
782,000
733,000
469,000
141,000
135,000
61,000
Dec 2005
784,000
763,000
517,000
135,000
150,000
71,000
Jan 2006
818,000
797,000
511,000
110,000
120,000
123,000
Feb 2006
832,000
813,000
512,000
125,000
116,000
82,000
Mar 2006
809,000
771,000
500,000
134,000
126,000
64,000
Apr 2006
768,000
737,000
589,000
155,000
132,000
87,000
May 2006
784,000
774,000
487,000
139,000
147,000
59,000
Jun 2006
806,000
801,000
473,000
135,000
127,000
66,000
Jul 2006
806,000
757,000
522,000
155,000
136,000
67,000
Aug 2006
763,000
744,000
514,000
130,000
125,000
57,000
Sep 2006
761,000
737,000
467,000
107,000
122,000
109,000
Oct 2006
790,000
780,000
496,000
145,000
133,000
92,000
Nov 2006
848,000
790,000
530,000
142,000
134,000
86,000
Dec 2006
785,000
765,000
496,000
141,000
139,000
84,000
Jan 2007
773,000
760,000
429,000
152,000
142,000
83,000
Feb 2007
772,000
769,000
478,000
147,000
138,000
75,000
Mar 2007
768,000
755,000
537,000
140,000
143,000
88,000
Apr 2007
836,000
793,000
486,000
128,000
131,000
77,000
May 2007
804,000
753,000
520,000
133,000
128,000
64,000
Jun 2007
827,000
816,000
520,000
140,000
146,000
113,000
Jul 2007
788,000
788,000
559,000
128,000
124,000
70,000
Aug 2007
796,000
795,000
572,000
137,000
125,000
64,000
Sep 2007
767,000
713,000
609,000
142,000
130,000
67,000
Oct 2007
791,000
781,000
532,000
145,000
133,000
76,000
Nov 2007
745,000
716,000
532,000
157,000
146,000
103,000
Dec 2007
752,000
758,000
525,000
138,000
135,000
57,000
Jan 2008
708,000
737,000
517,000
139,000
143,000
57,000
Feb 2008
758,000
783,000
486,000
161,000
153,000
66,000
Mar 2008
707,000
701,000
509,000
137,000
136,000
74,000
Apr 2008
729,000
725,000
488,000
120,000
122,000
61,000
May 2008
767,000
744,000
483,000
139,000
146,000
72,000
Jun 2008
681,000
703,000
417,000
120,000
128,000
53,000
Jul 2008
696,000
713,000
385,000
112,000
120,000
54,000
Aug 2008
680,000
710,000
354,000
158,000
167,000
77,000
Sep 2008
683,000
713,000
354,000
112,000
131,000
56,000
Oct 2008
650,000
683,000
355,000
123,000
112,000
54,000
Nov 2008
611,000
652,000
295,000
95,000
90,000
53,000
Dec 2008
613,000
645,000
298,000
125,000
122,000
50,000
Jan 2009
598,000
627,000
206,000
117,000
115,000
35,000
Feb 2009
591,000
636,000
296,000
101,000
98,000
30,000
Mar 2009
559,000
613,000
239,000
73,000
86,000
24,000
Apr 2009
531,000
589,000
247,000
86,000
108,000
25,000
May 2009
587,000
564,000
268,000
91,000
77,000
28,000
Jun 2009
537,000
562,000
264,000
93,000
128,000
19,000
Jul 2009
514,000
528,000
223,000
101,000
116,000
36,000
Aug 2009
533,000
560,000
173,000
120,000
121,000
25,000
Sep 2009
518,000
528,000
260,000
112,000
78,000
26,000
Oct 2009
512,000
516,000
244,000
102,000
120,000
17,000
Nov 2009
568,000
573,000
251,000
116,000
112,000
29,000
Dec 2009
555,000
568,000
239,000
96,000
108,000
19,000
Jan 2010
564,000
566,000
257,000
99,000
109,000
22,000
Feb 2010
532,000
549,000
239,000
81,000
70,000
27,000
Mar 2010
570,000
537,000
211,000
106,000
107,000
28,000
Apr 2010
550,000
535,000
255,000
128,000
104,000
28,000
May 2010
527,000
522,000
260,000
114,000
99,000
52,000
Jun 2010
508,000
508,000
267,000
129,000
150,000
62,000
Jul 2010
537,000
529,000
285,000
131,000
177,000
39,000
Aug 2010
527,000
490,000
319,000
117,000
113,000
45,000
Sep 2010
558,000
513,000
283,000
110,000
105,000
33,000
Oct 2010
559,000
525,000
382,000
101,000
123,000
35,000
Nov 2010
560,000
558,000
291,000
97,000
105,000
28,000
Dec 2010
565,000
528,000
312,000
104,000
98,000
41,000
Jan 2011
543,000
533,000
331,000
98,000
115,000
36,000
Feb 2011
567,000
548,000
342,000
99,000
81,000
47,000
Mar 2011
640,000
566,000
352,000
131,000
123,000
41,000
Apr 2011
564,000
522,000
289,000
116,000
101,000
41,000
May 2011
537,000
547,000
279,000
118,000
129,000
40,000
Jun 2011
610,000
578,000
325,000
122,000
115,000
81,000
Jul 2011
600,000
589,000
288,000
123,000
122,000
75,000
Aug 2011
603,000
579,000
343,000
125,000
126,000
49,000
Sep 2011
612,000
590,000
362,000
138,000
144,000
66,000
Oct 2011
605,000
542,000
366,000
135,000
119,000
63,000
Nov 2011
634,000
599,000
380,000
157,000
148,000
54,000
Dec 2011
613,000
589,000
402,000
137,000
132,000
39,000
Jan 2012
620,000
580,000
380,000
156,000
137,000
72,000
Feb 2012
612,000
585,000
320,000
159,000
150,000
59,000
Mar 2012
702,000
615,000
398,000
157,000
145,000
49,000
Apr 2012
618,000
599,000
404,000
141,000
143,000
77,000
May 2012
606,000
603,000
393,000
131,000
134,000
65,000
Jun 2012
599,000
613,000
411,000
123,000
116,000
73,000
Jul 2012
626,000
612,000
424,000
126,000
116,000
65,000
Aug 2012
667,000
612,000
364,000
134,000
119,000
59,000
Sep 2012
617,000
564,000
368,000
106,000
107,000
55,000
Oct 2012
636,000
606,000
429,000
126,000
125,000
54,000
Nov 2012
598,000
578,000
442,000
122,000
115,000
56,000
Dec 2012
654,000
597,000
415,000
159,000
145,000
65,000
Jan 2013
678,000
640,000
415,000
127,000
114,000
55,000
Feb 2013
667,000
629,000
468,000
125,000
115,000
52,000
Mar 2013
679,000
639,000
451,000
126,000
116,000
63,000
Apr 2013
729,000
679,000
430,000
130,000
131,000
47,000
May 2013
674,000
624,000
422,000
136,000
131,000
47,000
Jun 2013
665,000
629,000
438,000
144,000
125,000
51,000
Jul 2013
663,000
625,000
451,000
130,000
136,000
52,000
Aug 2013
650,000
609,000
429,000
123,000
123,000
94,000
Sep 2013
686,000
684,000
482,000
140,000
142,000
68,000
Oct 2013
667,000
639,000
450,000
136,000
118,000
90,000
Nov 2013
652,000
613,000
462,000
137,000
135,000
81,000
Dec 2013
652,000
630,000
504,000
148,000
127,000
82,000
Jan 2014
693,000
671,000
505,000
142,000
129,000
92,000
Feb 2014
711,000
699,000
485,000
142,000
141,000
74,000
Mar 2014
713,000
636,000
518,000
120,000
129,000
53,000
Apr 2014
711,000
666,000
570,000
153,000
142,000
92,000
May 2014
739,000
682,000
621,000
163,000
139,000
89,000
Jun 2014
764,000
741,000
598,000
145,000
136,000
76,000
Jul 2014
726,000
729,000
566,000
150,000
139,000
64,000
Aug 2014
702,000
680,000
621,000
144,000
162,000
84,000
Sep 2014
766,000
744,000
632,000
153,000
146,000
76,000
Oct 2014
740,000
722,000
604,000
153,000
145,000
66,000
Nov 2014
758,000
709,000
573,000
153,000
152,000
58,000
Dec 2014
781,000
743,000
621,000
155,000
142,000
86,000
Jan 2015
745,000
729,000
718,000
165,000
165,000
88,000
Feb 2015
757,000
715,000
652,000
164,000
166,000
95,000
Mar 2015
768,000
752,000
632,000
158,000
156,000
100,000
Apr 2015
807,000
780,000
647,000
150,000
144,000
78,000
May 2015
797,000
736,000
630,000
173,000
127,000
71,000
Jun 2015
790,000
762,000
601,000
134,000
146,000
59,000
Jul 2015
824,000
790,000
685,000
134,000
105,000
66,000
Aug 2015
891,000
853,000
635,000
144,000
144,000
54,000
Sep 2015
859,000
814,000
634,000
155,000
135,000
67,000
Oct 2015
848,000
801,000
712,000
158,000
160,000
78,000
Nov 2015
849,000
791,000
678,000
156,000
139,000
86,000
Dec 2015
864,000
837,000
674,000
168,000
166,000
76,000
Jan 2016
783,000
765,000
662,000
160,000
158,000
89,000
Feb 2016
896,000
878,000
684,000
158,000
133,000
78,000
Mar 2016
863,000
830,000
707,000
168,000
150,000
120,000
Apr 2016
870,000
849,000
651,000
131,000
129,000
104,000
May 2016
873,000
821,000
654,000
158,000
154,000
88,000
Jun 2016
878,000
838,000
695,000
173,000
144,000
97,000
Jul 2016
871,000
856,000
650,000
171,000
142,000
103,000
Aug 2016
881,000
840,000
701,000
173,000
182,000
92,000
Sep 2016
827,000
782,000
664,000
133,000
147,000
74,000
Oct 2016
812,000
830,000
655,000
159,000
161,000
110,000
Nov 2016
899,000
854,000
667,000
162,000
144,000
110,000
Dec 2016
857,000
834,000
661,000
171,000
184,000
102,000
Jan 2017
877,000
881,000
649,000
160,000
142,000
87,000
Feb 2017
838,000
828,000
798,000
166,000
147,000
89,000
Mar 2017
879,000
842,000
655,000
128,000
138,000
97,000
Apr 2017
841,000
808,000
763,000
177,000
146,000
84,000
May 2017
839,000
797,000
780,000
160,000
153,000
62,000
Jun 2017
869,000
837,000
731,000
182,000
170,000
116,000
Jul 2017
830,000
771,000
748,000
202,000
223,000
108,000
Aug 2017
841,000
842,000
782,000
169,000
172,000
95,000
Sep 2017
820,000
864,000
672,000
164,000
174,000
102,000
Oct 2017
860,000
811,000
736,000
183,000
156,000
93,000
Nov 2017
839,000
814,000
798,000
174,000
170,000
87,000
Dec 2017
855,000
841,000
806,000
159,000
154,000
100,000
Jan 2018
840,000
850,000
832,000
173,000
170,000
93,000
Feb 2018
856,000
840,000
789,000
183,000
170,000
116,000
Mar 2018
848,000
816,000
840,000
192,000
184,000
94,000
Apr 2018
880,000
854,000
868,000
190,000
184,000
106,000
May 2018
921,000
863,000
860,000
194,000
174,000
113,000
Jun 2018
888,000
823,000
910,000
190,000
195,000
161,000
Jul 2018
944,000
915,000
931,000
192,000
192,000
93,000
Aug 2018
897,000
903,000
885,000
184,000
178,000
109,000
Sep 2018
909,000
932,000
974,000
177,000
164,000
100,000
Oct 2018
923,000
904,000
944,000
191,000
176,000
94,000
Nov 2018
905,000
879,000
948,000
180,000
177,000
102,000
Dec 2018
883,000
853,000
948,000
154,000
153,000
154,000
Jan 2019
935,000
892,000
969,000
181,000
151,000
109,000
Feb 2019
901,000
878,000
882,000
178,000
166,000
106,000
Mar 2019
935,000
882,000
929,000
171,000
132,000
106,000
Apr 2019
968,000
919,000
917,000
161,000
147,000
105,000
May 2019
933,000
874,000
916,000
167,000
173,000
110,000
Jun 2019
1,009,000
975,000
835,000
133,000
141,000
99,000
The number of job openings in the leisure and hospitality industry decreased in June by 93,000, with most of those in accommodation and food services (–81,000). Over the month, total separations, which include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations, increased in accommodation and food services (+101,000) but decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation (–32,000).
For all industries, the total number of job openings was little changed over the month, at 7.3 million on the last business day of June. The number of hires and the number of separations were also little changed over the month, at 5.7 million and 5.5 million, respectively.
United States Department of Labor
