US $ 91
With revenue growth outpacing the increase in visits , the AVERAGE REVENUE PER VISIT increased from US $ 88 in 2014 to US $ 91 in 2015 .
US $ 773,000
AVERAGE REVENUES PER SPA LOCATION rose to US $ 773,000 in 2015 , an increase of 3.2 percent compared to revenues in 2014 .
21,020
71 %
Seventy-one percent of spas said profitability had improved
SPA TYPES
16,700 1,800 1,760
The total number of SPA LOCATIONS increased from 20,660 in 2014 to 21,020 in 2015 .
compared to the same period in the previous year . Seventy-two percent of day spas reported an INCREASE IN PROFITABILITY .
Overall TOTAL EMPLOYMENT is estimated to have remained broadly stable , at 359,300 ( as of May 2016 ) compared with 360,000 ( as of May 2015 ).
As of May 2016 , the estimated number of FULL-TIME WORKERS ( 162,000 ) was slightly in excess of the number of part-time employees ( 157,800 ).
Almost three in five spas ( 58 percent ) said
359,300
162,000
they had INCREASED STAFFING LEVELS in the last six months ( September 2015 to March 2016 ) compared to the same period in the previous year . The trend toward increasing staffing levels was strongest among day spas , with 61 percent indicating an increase in employment .
The number of DAY SPAS operating across the U . S . has increased at 1.8 percent compared to day spa number estimates ( 16,400 ) in 2014 .
The number of RESORT / HOTEL SPAS is estimated at 1,800 , representing an increase of 1.3 percent compared to 1,780 resort / hotel spas in 2014 .
The number of MEDICAL SPAS has risen by two percent compared to the 2014 estimate of 1,720 medical spas .
58 %
600
CLUB SPA LOCATIONS are estimated to have risen to 600 , a growth of 2.3 percent compared to numbers in 2014 .
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