Service-Providing Industries

About the Service-Providing Industries supersector group

The service-providing industries supersector group consists of these supersectors and sectors:

• Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
  • Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42)
• Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45)
• Transportation and Warehousing (NAICS 48-49)
• Utilities (NAICS 22)

Information

• Information (NAICS 51)

Financial Activities

• Finance and Insurance (NAICS 52)

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (NAICS 53)

Professional and Business Services

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS 54)

Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 55)

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (NAICS 56)

Education and Health Services

• Educational Services (NAICS 61)

Health Care and Social Assistance (NAICS 62)

Leisure and Hospitality

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 71)

Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72)

Other Services (except Public Administration)

• Other Services (except Public Administration) (NAICS 81)

(All other industries are part of the Goods-Producing Industries supersector group.)

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in service-providing industries. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, gross job gains and losses, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment

Data series	Back data	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008	Sep. 2008
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		116,126	116,113	(P) 116,097	(P) 116,015
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Dynamic Changes in Employment

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2007	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007
Dynamic changes in employment (in thousands)
Gross job gains		(1) 5,880	(1) 6,022	(1) 5,763	(1) 6,089
Gross job losses		(1) 5,389	(1) 5,712	(1) 5,781	(1) 5,643
Footnotes (1) Total private includes unclassified sector, not shown separately

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates in service-providing industries, see the Employment and projected employment by major industry sector table.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

Data series	Back data	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008	Sep. 2008
Average hourly earnings		$17.69	$17.74	(P) $17.82	(P) $17.85
Average weekly hours		32.4	32.3	(P) 32.4	(P) 32.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007	1st quarter 2008	2nd quarter 2008
12-month percent change
Total compensation		3.3%	3.2%	3.3%	3.1%
Wages and salaries		3.4%	3.4%	3.2%	3.1%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2008
		Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		25.59	100.0
Wages and salaries		18.38	71.8
Total benefits		7.21	28.2
Insurance		1.85	7.2
Retirement		0.83	3.2

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in service-providing industries. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	3,198	3,219	3,228	(P) 3,125
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.2	4.1	3.9
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.2	2.1	2.0
Cases involving days away from work	1.3	1.2	1.1
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.9	0.9	0.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments and the number of establishments experiencing job gains or job losses in service-providing industries.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2007	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007
Number of establishments
Private industry		(P) 7,205,438	(P) 7,269,717	(P) 7,342,982	(P) 7,393,300
Local government		(P) 154,891	(P) 155,012	(P) 155,365	(P) 155,238
State government		(P) 65,039	(P) 65,414	(P) 65,639	(P) 65,560
Federal government		(P) 63,360	(P) 63,621	(P) 63,646	(P) 63,678
Establishments with changes in employment (in thousands)
With job gains (seasonally adjusted)		(1) 1,578	(1) 1,558	(1) 1,544	(1) 1,589
With job losses (seasonally adjusted)		(1) 1,532	(1) 1,555	(1) 1,564	(1) 1,549
Footnotes (1) Total private includes unclassified sector, not shown separately (P) Preliminary

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

The Editor's Desk

See industry studies in the subject matter index of The Editor's Desk (Current Edition).

Monthly Labor Review

See industry studies in the Index of the Monthly Labor Review Online (Current Issue).

Occupational Outlook Quarterly

See occupations and industries in the Index of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008