U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Industries at a Glance

Hospitals: NAICS 622

About the Hospitals subsector

The hospitals subsector is part of the health care and social assistance sector.

Industries in the Hospitals subsector provide medical, diagnostic, and treatment services that include physician, nursing, and other health services to inpatients and the specialized accommodation services required by inpatients. Hospitals may also provide outpatient services as a secondary activity. Establishments in the Hospitals subsector provide inpatient health services, many of which can only be provided using the specialized facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of the production process.

North American Industry Classification System

The hospitals subsector consists of these industry groups:

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals: NAICS 6221
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals: NAICS 6222
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals: NAICS 6223

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in hospitals. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	4,819.0	4,827.2	(P) 4,833.5	(P) 4,836.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	4,416.3	4,423.1	(P) 4,432.5
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.6%	3.2%	2.2%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	7	11	10	10
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	484	696	823	1,075
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events	16	13	(P) 10	(P) 7
Separations	2,256	1,706	(P) 1,483	(P) 908
Initial claimants	2,331	1,562	(P) 1,693	(P) 844
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2012
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	141,620
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	96,780
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
Radiologic technologists and technicians	118,660
Registered nurses
Note: These employment estimates include employment in both the private-sector and government.

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for hospitals.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in hospitals. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$29.05	$29.15	$28.99	(P) $28.94
Average weekly hours	36.0	36.0	36.1	(P) 36.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$27.60	$27.80	$27.63	(P) $27.64
Average weekly hours	35.6	35.5	35.7	(P) 35.6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	$19.46	$19.93	$40,480	$41,460
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	$28.01	$28.58	$58,260	$59,450
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
Radiologic technologists and technicians	$26.59	$27.24	$55,320	$56,660
Registered nurses

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs


Data series	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
12-month percent change
Total compensation	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%
Wages and salaries	1.6%	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%
12-month percent change: State and local government
Total compensation	1.9%	1.8%	1.7%	1.6%
Wages and salaries	1.3%	1.1%	1.3%	1.3%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)


Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2012
Data series	Back data	Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		39.03	100.0
Wages and salaries		26.35	67.5
Total benefits		12.68	32.5
Insurance		3.84	9.8
Retirement		1.49	3.8

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in hospitals. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.


Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	30	32	28	25
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	7.6	7.3	7.0	6.8
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.7
Cases involving days away from work	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Producer price index	(P) 183.5	(P) 184.6	(P) 184.9	(P) 183.8
Percent change from previous month	(P) -0.2%	(P) 0.6%	(P) 0.2%	(P) -0.6%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in hospitals.

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry	8,352	(P) 8,194	(P) 8,280	(P) 8,471
Local government	1,200	(P) 1,199	(P) 1,190	(P) 1,193
State government	1,240	(P) 1,241	(P) 1,235	(P) 1,238
Federal government	349	(P) 351	(P) 350	(P) 349
Footnotes (P) Preliminary