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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