Chart 13. Employment in leisure and hospitality, seasonally adjusted, January 2011–December 2021 (in thousands)
Date Employment

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

15,874

Feb 2017

15,917

Mar 2017

15,941

Apr 2017

16,006

May 2017

16,046

Jun 2017

16,087

Jul 2017

16,122

Aug 2017

16,150

Sep 2017

16,140

Oct 2017

16,133

Nov 2017

16,160

Dec 2017

16,183

Jan 2018

16,200

Feb 2018

16,234

Mar 2018

16,248

Apr 2018

16,251

May 2018

16,293

Jun 2018

16,329

Jul 2018

16,335

Aug 2018

16,337

Sep 2018

16,296

Oct 2018

16,316

Nov 2018

16,336

Dec 2018

16,398

Jan 2019

16,511

Feb 2019

16,507

Mar 2019

16,546

Apr 2019

16,565

May 2019

16,553

Jun 2019

16,529

Jul 2019

16,519

Aug 2019

16,558

Sep 2019

16,591

Oct 2019

16,647

Nov 2019

16,699

Dec 2019

16,771

Jan 2020

16,881

Feb 2020

16,983

Mar 2020

16,245

Apr 2020

8,780

May 2020

10,011

Jun 2020

11,791

Jul 2020

12,232

Aug 2020

12,513

Sep 2020

12,946

Oct 2020

13,179

Nov 2020

13,209

Dec 2020

12,749

Jan 2021

12,877

Feb 2021

13,270

Mar 2021

13,423

Apr 2021

13,631

May 2021

13,830

Jun 2021

14,054

Jul 2021

14,251

Aug 2021

14,453

Sep 2021

14,587

Oct 2021

14,728

Nov 2021

14,919

Dec 2021

15,105

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.