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How Did Self-Care Industries Perform at Start of Pandemic?

Self-care ? caring for oneself to promote good physical and mental health ? became central to American lives after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Although self-care is not an official industry recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau, several industries included in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) fall into a broader self-care category.

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According to the Census Bureau?s 2021 Service Annual Survey (SAS), while overall estimated Services Total revenue for employer firms decreased 1.7% from 2019 to 2020, estimated employer firm revenue for some of the service industries supporting self-care grew from 2019 to 2020.

Most notably, estimated employer firm revenues for two mental health service industries, Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians), and Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, increased from 2019 to 2020, the SAS shows.

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Growth in mental health services
Changes to other select self-care service industries
Additional SAS data

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