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Employment
Overall total employment is estimated to have risen to 377,900 as at May 2019, a rise of 5,800
(+1.6%) compared to the same period in 2018 (372,100).
The number of full-time employees is estimated to have risen from 170,900 in 2018 to 172,000 in 2019,
a net increase of 1,100 (+0.6%). The part-time employee count is estimated to have risen at a faster
pace (+2.6%), with a net number of new hires adding 4,600 to the spa workforce.
The number of part-time workers is estimated to have risen from 173,900 in 2018 to 178,500 in 2019.
In recent years, the part-time workforce has tended to grow more quickly than the full-time complement
so that, as of May 2019, the number of part-time workers exceeded the number of full-time employees
by a margin of 6,500.
The number of independent contractor positions is estimated to have risen slightly, from 27,300 in May
2018 to 27,400 by May 2019. The estimated stability in the number of independent contractor positions
can be contrasted with the historical trend, from 2007 onwards, of a steadily reducing number of such
workers. As with any survey, there is a degree of uncertainty around the estimates and further data
points will be required to identify whether the 2019 result signals a reversal of the historic trend that will
be sustained into the future.
Note: On average, spas consider service providers need to work 30 or more hours per week to be considered a
full-time employee.
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0
38
0
73
0
79
70
57
55
45
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27
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35
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165 174 179
128 145 157 165 158
134
112
43
137
32
112
101
73
72
42
30
66
70
48
Contractor
Part-time
Full-time
(May)
140 103 112 124 117 143 158 138 149 163 151 148 154 162 166 171 172
87 122
Total employees in the U.S. (thousands)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
0.0
0.0
9.2 0.0 10.6
10.0
Contractor
Part-time
Full-time
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.0 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.2
7.0 7.3 7.0 2.9
5.0 6.0 5.3 6.6 6.7 6.5 7.3 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.1
20.0
16.0 19.0
10.0 11.3 9.3 8.0 8.0 7.4 6.7 7.5 8.2 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8
35.0
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
Average employees per establishment
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Introduction
Industry Size:
Performing Strongly
Spa Services
and Facilities
Spa Industry
Profile
Technical Appendix
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