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title: "Top Spa Operators Talk Labor Shortage Solutions"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b66ff9d0-3a5a-44c7-97d0-6de88f0b7539
source: "Club Industry"
original_url: https://www.americanspa.com/premium/whitepaper/top-spa-operators-talk-labor-shortage-solutions
category: "Fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2024-02-27T18:48:50.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:14.491Z
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# Top Spa Operators Talk Labor Shortage Solutions

**TL;DR:** Top spa operators are discussing solutions to the labor shortage in the industry, which has been caused by an increase in demand for self-care services. The Spa Industry Association has released a business intelligence report that provides insights and solutions to this problem.

*originally published in Club Industry on 2024-02-27. [Read the original](https://www.americanspa.com/premium/whitepaper/top-spa-operators-talk-labor-shortage-solutions).*

## Story

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## Entities

- Fitness (sector)
- spa industry (topic)
- labor shortage (topic)
- Club Industry (publication)
- self-care services (topic)
- American Spa (publication)

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Originally reported by Club Industry (https://www.americanspa.com/premium/whitepaper/top-spa-operators-talk-labor-shortage-solutions). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b66ff9d0-3a5a-44c7-97d0-6de88f0b7539).