Size of the US Accommodation and Food Services industry
NAICS 72, Accommodation and Food Services. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.
Key figures
- Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
- $1.20 trillion
- 2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars - Employment
- 13,905,190
- 2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Over time
How it has changed
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $1.01 trillion |
| 2025-Q4 | $998 billion |
| 2025-Q3 | $980 billion |
| 2025-Q2 | $969 billion |
| 2025-Q1 | $960 billion |
| 2024-Q4 | $969 billion |
| 2024-Q3 | $962 billion |
| 2024-Q2 | $959 billion |
| 2024-Q1 | $951 billion |
| 2023-Q4 | $944 billion |
| 2023-Q3 | $931 billion |
| 2023-Q2 | $906 billion |
| 2023-Q1 | $883 billion |
| 2022-Q4 | $845 billion |
| 2022-Q3 | $822 billion |
| 2022-Q2 | $797 billion |
| 2022-Q1 | $762 billion |
| 2021-Q4 | $766 billion |
| 2021-Q3 | $751 billion |
| 2021-Q2 | $690 billion |
| 2021-Q1 | $574 billion |
| 2020-Q4 | $543 billion |
| 2020-Q3 | $541 billion |
| 2020-Q2 | $371 billion |
| 2020-Q1 | $636 billion |
| 2019-Q4 | $695 billion |
| 2019-Q3 | $695 billion |
| 2019-Q2 | $681 billion |
| 2019-Q1 | $669 billion |
| 2018-Q4 | $661 billion |
| 2018-Q3 | $649 billion |
| 2018-Q2 | $643 billion |
| 2018-Q1 | $636 billion |
| 2017-Q4 | $627 billion |
| 2017-Q3 | $621 billion |
| 2017-Q2 | $615 billion |
| 2017-Q1 | $607 billion |
| 2016-Q4 | $598 billion |
| 2016-Q3 | $592 billion |
| 2016-Q2 | $584 billion |
| 2016-Q1 | $578 billion |
| 2015-Q4 | $573 billion |
| 2015-Q3 | $565 billion |
| 2015-Q2 | $553 billion |
| 2015-Q1 | $540 billion |
| 2014-Q4 | $523 billion |
| 2014-Q3 | $512 billion |
| 2014-Q2 | $499 billion |
| 2014-Q1 | $485 billion |
| 2013-Q4 | $483 billion |
| 2013-Q3 | $478 billion |
| 2013-Q2 | $472 billion |
| 2013-Q1 | $469 billion |
| 2012-Q4 | $459 billion |
| 2012-Q3 | $451 billion |
| 2012-Q2 | $449 billion |
| 2012-Q1 | $445 billion |
| 2011-Q4 | $432 billion |
| 2011-Q3 | $425 billion |
| 2011-Q2 | $421 billion |
| 2011-Q1 | $415 billion |
| 2010-Q4 | $411 billion |
| 2010-Q3 | $408 billion |
| 2010-Q2 | $402 billion |
| 2010-Q1 | $394 billion |
| 2009-Q4 | $390 billion |
| 2009-Q3 | $388 billion |
| 2009-Q2 | $387 billion |
| 2009-Q1 | $388 billion |
| 2008-Q4 | $398 billion |
| 2008-Q3 | $402 billion |
| 2008-Q2 | $400 billion |
| 2008-Q1 | $399 billion |
| 2007-Q4 | $402 billion |
| 2007-Q3 | $397 billion |
| 2007-Q2 | $394 billion |
| 2007-Q1 | $392 billion |
| 2006-Q4 | $387 billion |
| 2006-Q3 | $382 billion |
| 2006-Q2 | $379 billion |
| 2006-Q1 | $376 billion |
| 2005-Q4 | $365 billion |
| 2005-Q3 | $361 billion |
| 2005-Q2 | $356 billion |
| 2005-Q1 | $352 billion |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP by Industry · Current dollars · Agency label: Accommodation and food services
NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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| Period | Value | NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 13,905,190 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q4 | 14,022,631 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q3 | 14,167,240 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q2 | 14,462,427 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q1 | 13,882,652 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q4 | 14,017,016 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q3 | 14,155,517 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q2 | 14,464,230 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q1 | 13,902,929 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q4 | 13,922,806 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q3 | 14,109,030 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q2 | 14,368,136 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q1 | 13,709,436 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q4 | 13,528,651 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q3 | 13,675,181 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q2 | 13,754,513 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q1 | 12,990,774 | 2022 |
| 2021-Q4 | 12,867,502 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q3 | 12,739,331 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q2 | 12,540,113 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q1 | 11,212,159 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q4 | 10,686,417 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q3 | 10,982,858 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q2 | 10,165,912 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q1 | 13,473,220 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q4 | 13,956,324 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q3 | 14,129,373 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q2 | 14,360,991 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q1 | 13,806,346 | 2017 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14,608,170 |
| 2022 | 13,793,478 |
| 2021 | 12,142,327 |
| 2020 | 14,377,016 |
| 2019 | 14,492,377 |
| 2018 | 14,345,140 |
| 2017 | 14,088,211 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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| Period | Value | NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 806,681 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q4 | 807,256 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q3 | 802,505 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q2 | 798,059 | 2022 |
| 2025-Q1 | 792,459 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q4 | 798,307 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q3 | 795,631 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q2 | 791,119 | 2022 |
| 2024-Q1 | 784,059 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q4 | 788,526 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q3 | 784,847 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q2 | 778,702 | 2022 |
| 2023-Q1 | 772,601 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q4 | 770,399 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q3 | 765,820 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q2 | 758,505 | 2022 |
| 2022-Q1 | 752,681 | 2022 |
| 2021-Q4 | 750,988 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q3 | 745,173 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q2 | 736,380 | 2017 |
| 2021-Q1 | 728,625 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q4 | 733,354 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q3 | 728,276 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q2 | 723,336 | 2017 |
| 2020-Q1 | 731,841 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q4 | 733,292 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q3 | 729,347 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q2 | 724,285 | 2017 |
| 2019-Q1 | 719,022 | 2017 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 784,882 |
| 2022 | 771,856 |
| 2021 | 745,930 |
| 2020 | 733,872 |
| 2019 | 741,807 |
| 2018 | 733,134 |
| 2017 | 726,167 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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| Period | Value | NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $106 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q4 | $112 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q3 | $111 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q2 | $109 billion | 2022 |
| 2025-Q1 | $103 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q4 | $108 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q3 | $107 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q2 | $105 billion | 2022 |
| 2024-Q1 | $101 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q4 | $103 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q3 | $102 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q2 | $100 billion | 2022 |
| 2023-Q1 | $95.5 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q4 | $96.2 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q3 | $98.8 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q2 | $91.9 billion | 2022 |
| 2022-Q1 | $81.3 billion | 2022 |
| 2021-Q4 | $90.2 billion | 2017 |
| 2021-Q3 | $85.2 billion | 2017 |
| 2021-Q2 | $75.9 billion | 2017 |
| 2021-Q1 | $60.7 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q4 | $68.0 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q3 | $60.7 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q2 | $46.4 billion | 2017 |
| 2020-Q1 | $77.2 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q4 | $81.1 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q3 | $81.0 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q2 | $78.9 billion | 2017 |
| 2019-Q1 | $74.6 billion | 2017 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $393 billion |
| 2022 | $353 billion |
| 2021 | $299 billion |
| 2020 | $250 billion |
| 2019 | $305 billion |
| 2018 | $291 billion |
| 2017 | $275 billion |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
The ledger
Every published measure
| Measure | Source | Latest | Period | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value added (GDP by industry)Current dollars | GDP by Industry | $976 billion | 2025 | 1997–2025 · 29 published |
| Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rateCurrent dollars | GDP by Industry | $1.01 trillion | 2026-Q1 | 2005-Q1–2026-Q1 · 85 published |
| EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | 13,905,190 | 2026-Q1 | 2019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published |
| EstablishmentsPrivate ownership | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | 806,681 | 2026-Q1 | 2019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published |
| Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownership | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | $106 billion | 2026-Q1 | 2019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published |
| Annual payroll | County Business Patterns | $393 billion | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12 | County Business Patterns | 14,608,170 | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| Establishments | County Business Patterns | 784,882 | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| Annual payroll | Economic Census | $340 billion | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12 | Economic Census | 14,027,520 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Establishments | Economic Census | 772,441 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Firms | Economic Census | 574,892 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollars | Economic Census | $1.20 trillion | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
Breakdown
Industries within Accommodation and Food Services
| NAICS | Industry | Size | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 721 | Accommodation | $296 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census | 1,846,6192026-Q1 · QCEW |
| 722 | Food Services and Drinking Places | $901 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census | 12,058,5712026-Q1 · QCEW |
Sources
Where every number comes from
- GDP by Industry, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Quarterly and annual. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- County Business Patterns, U.S. Census Bureau. Annual. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau. Every five years (2017, 2022). Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.