Dollars Spent on Employee Training in the United States

Source: Training magazine's annual Industry Report and ASTD annual survey

Report Year $ Spent Annually in the U.S. Average Spent Per Employee % of Payroll Average annual hours of formal training per employee
2007 $58.5 billion $1,202    
2006 $55.8 billion $1,273    
2005 $51.1 billion $955 2.34% 32
2004 $51.4 billion $820 2.52% 26
2003 $51.3 billion $826 2.2% 28
2002 $54.0 billion $734 2.0% 24
2001 $56.8 billion $704 1.8%  
2000 $54.0 billion $677 2.0%  
1999 $62.5 billion      
1998 $55.3 billion $504 1.5%  
1997 $58.6 billion      
1996 $59.8 billion      
1995 $52.2 billion      
1994 $50.6 billion $900 3.2%  
1993 $48.0 billion      
1992 $45.0 billion      
1991 $43.2 billion      
1990 $45.5 billion      

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