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Jobs in restaurants, hotels, arts and recreation by state

Private employment in accommodation and food services (NAICS 72: hotels, restaurants and bars) and in arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71: performing arts, museums, sports, casinos, amusement parks and fitness centres) as shares of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance (derived by Quadranac), with average annual pay in each sector, from the 2024 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Casino-heavy and resort states rank high.

Reference period
2024
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Jobs in restaurants, hotels, arts and recreation by state: Accommodation and food services (% of all jobs, derived)51 areas ranked by Accommodation and food services (% of all jobs, derived). Highest: Nevada (20.3); lowest: Connecticut (7.5); national value 9.1.NevadaNevada: 20.320.3HawaiiHawaii: 16.416.4WyomingWyoming: 12.012.0MontanaMontana: 11.811.8FloridaFlorida: 10.710.7MississippiMississippi: 10.710.7South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 10.710.7Rhode IslandRhode Island: 10.510.5New MexicoNew Mexico: 10.310.3LouisianaLouisiana: 10.210.2ColoradoColorado: 10.010.0VermontVermont: 9.89.8TennesseeTennessee: 9.79.7TexasTexas: 9.79.7ArizonaArizona: 9.69.6OklahomaOklahoma: 9.69.6North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 9.49.4AlaskaAlaska: 9.39.3South DakotaSouth Dakota: 9.39.3CaliforniaCalifornia: 9.29.2DelawareDelaware: 9.29.2GeorgiaGeorgia: 9.29.2MaineMaine: 9.29.2MissouriMissouri: 9.19.1West VirginiaWest Virginia: 9.19.1IdahoIdaho: 9.09.0KentuckyKentucky: 9.09.0AlabamaAlabama: 8.98.9ArkansasArkansas: 8.98.9OregonOregon: 8.98.9District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 8.88.8New HampshireNew Hampshire: 8.88.8OhioOhio: 8.78.7IndianaIndiana: 8.58.5IllinoisIllinois: 8.48.4MichiganMichigan: 8.48.4UtahUtah: 8.48.4VirginiaVirginia: 8.48.4MarylandMaryland: 8.28.2MassachusettsMassachusetts: 8.28.2WisconsinWisconsin: 8.28.2KansasKansas: 8.18.1NebraskaNebraska: 8.18.1North DakotaNorth Dakota: 7.97.9WashingtonWashington: 7.97.9IowaIowa: 7.87.8New JerseyNew Jersey: 7.77.7New YorkNew York: 7.77.7PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 7.77.7MinnesotaMinnesota: 7.67.6ConnecticutConnecticut: 7.57.5National 9.1
Jobs in restaurants, hotels, arts and recreation by state: Accommodation and food services (% of all jobs, derived)51 areas ranked by Accommodation and food services (% of all jobs, derived). Highest: Nevada (20.3); lowest: Connecticut (7.5); national value 9.1.NevadaNevada: 20.320.3HawaiiHawaii: 16.416.4WyomingWyoming: 12.012.0MontanaMontana: 11.811.8FloridaFlorida: 10.710.7MississippiMississippi: 10.710.7South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 10.710.7Rhode IslandRhode Island: 10.510.5New MexicoNew Mexico: 10.310.3LouisianaLouisiana: 10.210.2ColoradoColorado: 10.010.0VermontVermont: 9.89.8TennesseeTennessee: 9.79.7TexasTexas: 9.79.7ArizonaArizona: 9.69.6OklahomaOklahoma: 9.69.6North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 9.49.4AlaskaAlaska: 9.39.3South DakotaSouth Dakota: 9.39.3CaliforniaCalifornia: 9.29.2DelawareDelaware: 9.29.2GeorgiaGeorgia: 9.29.2MaineMaine: 9.29.2MissouriMissouri: 9.19.1West VirginiaWest Virginia: 9.19.1IdahoIdaho: 9.09.0KentuckyKentucky: 9.09.0AlabamaAlabama: 8.98.9ArkansasArkansas: 8.98.9OregonOregon: 8.98.9District of Colum…District of Columbia: 8.88.8New HampshireNew Hampshire: 8.88.8OhioOhio: 8.78.7IndianaIndiana: 8.58.5IllinoisIllinois: 8.48.4MichiganMichigan: 8.48.4UtahUtah: 8.48.4VirginiaVirginia: 8.48.4MarylandMaryland: 8.28.2MassachusettsMassachusetts: 8.28.2WisconsinWisconsin: 8.28.2KansasKansas: 8.18.1NebraskaNebraska: 8.18.1North DakotaNorth Dakota: 7.97.9WashingtonWashington: 7.97.9IowaIowa: 7.87.8New JerseyNew Jersey: 7.77.7New YorkNew York: 7.77.7PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 7.77.7MinnesotaMinnesota: 7.67.6ConnecticutConnecticut: 7.57.5National 9.1
Accommodation and food services (% of all jobs, derived), 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Accommodation and food services (% of all jobs, derived). Highest: Nevada (20.3); lowest: Connecticut (7.5); national value 9.1. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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United States9.11.729,83850,48314,092,8952,605,233
Alabama8.91.123,39825,780187,53723,095
Alaska9.31.634,32631,54330,6655,411
Arizona9.61.731,31654,600310,49855,015
Arkansas8.91.122,09031,231115,35214,184
California9.21.935,26270,7601,667,340348,011
Colorado102.233,76549,916288,90663,571
Connecticut7.51.731,24940,141125,93828,791
Delaware9.22.127,05829,76243,7519,913
District of Columbia8.81.347,02889,64067,07010,026
Florida10.72.733,36752,7721,053,017265,051
Georgia9.21.326,68749,407449,48664,441
Hawaii16.42.145,51240,011105,16613,328
Idaho91.823,62327,91377,67615,583
Illinois8.41.631,13047,945504,75696,580
Indiana8.51.323,44944,507271,69441,967
Iowa7.81.422,04524,059122,42021,660
Kansas8.11.322,28026,244115,84018,028
Kentucky91.423,91834,213179,10927,199
Louisiana10.21.524,66548,068196,04528,032
Maine9.21.632,16336,89059,65910,131
Maryland8.21.630,61941,668226,76445,602
Massachusetts8.21.835,91855,031299,90565,082
Michigan8.41.325,56343,289369,85657,116
Minnesota7.61.726,73045,638223,53049,559
Mississippi10.70.922,25022,747125,37010,297
Missouri9.11.725,99245,764263,13048,085
Montana11.82.528,51027,11560,31312,989
Nebraska8.11.722,58424,80882,94616,909
Nevada20.32.842,67058,036314,41443,346
New Hampshire8.82.230,64131,67360,30615,112
New Jersey7.71.732,30153,053328,84073,654
New Mexico10.31.326,04332,85789,25811,181
New York7.71.838,36174,738751,254173,760
North Carolina9.41.725,30341,274458,78882,012
North Dakota7.91.623,92722,64834,0516,950
Ohio8.71.623,35843,637482,56487,448
Oklahoma9.61.222,22438,248162,74720,746
Oregon8.91.429,79237,912178,12328,582
Pennsylvania7.71.725,51344,493464,668103,694
Rhode Island10.51.730,12939,73651,9378,636
South Carolina10.71.625,78027,955245,08637,355
South Dakota9.31.723,41324,80742,4957,840
Tennessee9.71.527,44371,042316,49850,146
Texas9.71.227,23146,1171,346,478166,589
Utah8.41.925,60936,749143,50032,228
Vermont9.81.631,83932,17830,3694,914
Virginia8.41.728,03836,483345,71468,352
Washington7.91.633,97944,541283,52256,508
West Virginia9.11.323,09422,78062,9878,795
Wisconsin8.21.622,06438,640241,60647,335
Wyoming121.628,22331,66433,9484,389

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2024 annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 72 and 71 (open data files industry/72.csv and industry/71.csv), with all-industry totals (industry/10.csv). Reference period: 2024.

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Source agency
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dataset
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2024 annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 72 and 71 (open data files industry/72.csv and industry/71.csv), with all-industry totals (industry/10.csv)
Table
Jobs in restaurants, hotels, arts and recreation by state
Data last updated
2026-11-09
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Jobs in restaurants, hotels, arts and recreation by state (United States, 2024). Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2024 annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 72 and 71 (open data files industry/72.csv and industry/71.csv), with all-industry totals (industry/10.csv). Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-leisure-hospitality-jobs/