Hospitality By the Numbers

HOSPITALITY BY THE NUMBERS
Hospitality: High Growth Industry
The Department of Labor counts hospitality as a "high growth" industry, and it's not hard to see why.
» 14: The percentage growth of jobs in hotels and other accommodations between 2006 and 2016.
» 11: The percentage growth of jobs in all industries combined.
» 48,062: The number of hotels in the United States.
» $1.4: The amount, in millions, spent in American hotels a minute.
» 420: The number of hotel rooms planned to be built or added in downtown D.C.
» 7,324: The number of hotel rooms added in D.C. from 2001 to 2008.
» $5.9: The amount, in millions, the Employment Training Administration has invested in the hospitality industry.
Sources: BLS, American Hotel and Lodging Association, DC BID, WDCEP.com