United States Payroll Employment for the Leisure and hospitality Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the leisure and hospitality industry was 16,084,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 261,000 jobs to the leisure and hospitality industry in March 2023.

The charts and table below shows the trend of payroll employment and the number of jobs added from January 2002 to March 2023.

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Leisure and hospitality Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Leisure and hospitality Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Leisure and hospitality Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 11385000
February 2002 11440000 55000
March 2002 11622000 182000
April 2002 11823000 201000
May 2002 12148000 325000
June 2002 12467000 319000
July 2002 12536000 69000
August 2002 12538000 2000
September 2002 12198000 -340000
October 2002 12013000 -185000
November 2002 11837000 -176000
December 2002 11823000 -14000
January 2003 11568000 -255000
February 2003 11599000 31000
March 2003 11769000 170000
April 2003 11984000 215000
May 2003 12302000 318000
June 2003 12671000 369000
July 2003 12776000 105000
August 2003 12768000 -8000
September 2003 12391000 -377000
October 2003 12177000 -214000
November 2003 12026000 -151000
December 2003 12041000 15000
January 2004 11760000 -281000
February 2004 11838000 78000
March 2004 12077000 239000
April 2004 12355000 278000
May 2004 12691000 336000
June 2004 13051000 360000
July 2004 13128000 77000
August 2004 13083000 -45000
September 2004 12729000 -354000
October 2004 12519000 -210000
November 2004 12348000 -171000
December 2004 12336000 -12000
January 2005 12064000 -272000
February 2005 12151000 87000
March 2005 12365000 214000
April 2005 12711000 346000
May 2005 13010000 299000
June 2005 13413000 403000
July 2005 13514000 101000
August 2005 13497000 -17000
September 2005 13041000 -456000
October 2005 12782000 -259000
November 2005 12629000 -153000
December 2005 12609000 -20000
January 2006 12339000 -270000
February 2006 12438000 99000
March 2006 12674000 236000
April 2006 12960000 286000
May 2006 13268000 308000
June 2006 13638000 370000
July 2006 13790000 152000
August 2006 13764000 -26000
September 2006 13322000 -442000
October 2006 13125000 -197000
November 2006 12994000 -131000
December 2006 13005000 11000
January 2007 12703000 -302000
February 2007 12790000 87000
March 2007 12987000 197000
April 2007 13260000 273000
May 2007 13630000 370000
June 2007 14012000 382000
July 2007 14092000 80000
August 2007 14045000 -47000
September 2007 13637000 -408000
October 2007 13441000 -196000
November 2007 13278000 -163000
December 2007 13244000 -34000
January 2008 12905000 -339000
February 2008 12971000 66000
March 2008 13156000 185000
April 2008 13396000 240000
May 2008 13709000 313000
June 2008 14052000 343000
July 2008 14129000 77000
August 2008 14056000 -73000
September 2008 13563000 -493000
October 2008 13300000 -263000
November 2008 13040000 -260000
December 2008 12959000 -81000
January 2009 12607000 -352000
February 2009 12616000 9000
March 2009 12748000 132000
April 2009 12977000 229000
May 2009 13337000 360000
June 2009 13656000 319000
July 2009 13746000 90000
August 2009 13675000 -71000
September 2009 13245000 -430000
October 2009 12956000 -289000
November 2009 12735000 -221000
December 2009 12631000 -104000
January 2010 12315000 -316000
February 2010 12359000 44000
March 2010 12578000 219000
April 2010 12915000 337000
May 2010 13243000 328000
June 2010 13616000 373000
July 2010 13720000 104000
August 2010 13712000 -8000
September 2010 13351000 -361000
October 2010 13085000 -266000
November 2010 12872000 -213000
December 2010 12818000 -54000
January 2011 12477000 -341000
February 2011 12614000 137000
March 2011 12881000 267000
April 2011 13233000 352000
May 2011 13535000 302000
June 2011 13947000 412000
July 2011 14032000 85000
August 2011 14023000 -9000
September 2011 13629000 -394000
October 2011 13418000 -211000
November 2011 13249000 -169000
December 2011 13195000 -54000
January 2012 12904000 -291000
February 2012 13038000 134000
March 2012 13334000 296000
April 2012 13626000 292000
May 2012 13959000 333000
June 2012 14329000 370000
July 2012 14411000 82000
August 2012 14434000 23000
September 2012 14055000 -379000
October 2012 13838000 -217000
November 2012 13646000 -192000
December 2012 13646000 0
January 2013 13324000 -322000
February 2013 13470000 146000
March 2013 13740000 270000
April 2013 14074000 334000
May 2013 14459000 385000
June 2013 14881000 422000
July 2013 14978000 97000
August 2013 14961000 -17000
September 2013 14518000 -443000
October 2013 14346000 -172000
November 2013 14174000 -172000
December 2013 14124000 -50000
January 2014 13815000 -309000
February 2014 13908000 93000
March 2014 14181000 273000
April 2014 14524000 343000
May 2014 14935000 411000
June 2014 15333000 398000
July 2014 15407000 74000
August 2014 15365000 -42000
September 2014 14948000 -417000
October 2014 14787000 -161000
November 2014 14587000 -200000
December 2014 14563000 -24000
January 2015 14234000 -329000
February 2015 14374000 140000
March 2015 14599000 225000
April 2015 14947000 348000
May 2015 15365000 418000
June 2015 15768000 403000
July 2015 15878000 110000
August 2015 15845000 -33000
September 2015 15441000 -404000
October 2015 15293000 -148000
November 2015 15103000 -190000
December 2015 15077000 -26000
January 2016 14747000 -330000
February 2016 14889000 142000
March 2016 15143000 254000
April 2016 15480000 337000
May 2016 15845000 365000
June 2016 16320000 475000
July 2016 16421000 101000
August 2016 16383000 -38000
September 2016 15930000 -453000
October 2016 15721000 -209000
November 2016 15550000 -171000
December 2016 15489000 -61000
January 2017 15124000 -365000
February 2017 15283000 159000
March 2017 15524000 241000
April 2017 15887000 363000
May 2017 16285000 398000
June 2017 16758000 473000
July 2017 16886000 128000
August 2017 16808000 -78000
September 2017 16226000 -582000
October 2017 16098000 -128000
November 2017 15875000 -223000
December 2017 15859000 -16000
January 2018 15437000 -422000
February 2018 15588000 151000
March 2018 15818000 230000
April 2018 16118000 300000
May 2018 16524000 406000
June 2018 17009000 485000
July 2018 17107000 98000
August 2018 17025000 -82000
September 2018 16462000 -563000
October 2018 16303000 -159000
November 2018 16068000 -235000
December 2018 16086000 18000
January 2019 15739000 -347000
February 2019 15841000 102000
March 2019 16090000 249000
April 2019 16409000 319000
May 2019 16793000 384000
June 2019 17227000 434000
July 2019 17299000 72000
August 2019 17257000 -42000
September 2019 16775000 -482000
October 2019 16666000 -109000
November 2019 16459000 -207000
December 2019 16474000 15000
January 2020 16117000 -357000
February 2020 16292000 175000
March 2020 15745000 -547000
April 2020 8601000 -7144000
May 2020 10208000 1607000
June 2020 12494000 2286000
July 2020 13173000 679000
August 2020 13207000 34000
September 2020 13161000 -46000
October 2020 13273000 112000
November 2020 13037000 -236000
December 2020 12467000 -570000
January 2021 12099000 -368000
February 2021 12540000 441000
March 2021 12876000 336000
April 2021 13435000 559000
May 2021 14033000 598000
June 2021 14800000 767000
July 2021 15266000 466000
August 2021 15239000 -27000
September 2021 14839000 -400000
October 2021 14898000 59000
November 2021 14861000 -37000
December 2021 14925000 64000
January 2022 14592000 -333000
February 2022 14864000 272000
March 2022 15103000 239000
April 2022 15492000 389000
May 2022 15938000 446000
June 2022 16501000 563000
July 2022 16712000 211000
August 2022 16614000 -98000
September 2022 16157000 -457000
October 2022 16107000 -50000
November 2022 15998000 -109000
December 2022 15947000 -51000
January 2023 15639000 -308000
February 2023 15823000 184000
March 2023 16084000 261000