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Fishing, Hunting and Trapping: NAICS 114

About the Fishing, Hunting and Trapping subsector

The fishing, hunting and trapping subsector is part of the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector.

Industries in the Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping subsector harvest fish and other wild animals from their natural habitats and are dependent upon a continued supply of the natural resource. The harvesting of fish is the predominant economic activity of this subsector and it usually requires specialized vessels that, by the nature of their size, configuration and equipment, are not suitable for any other type of production, such as transportation.

North American Industry Classification System

The fishing, hunting and trapping subsector consists of these industry groups:

Fishing: NAICS 1141
Hunting and Trapping: NAICS 1142

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in fishing, hunting and trapping. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including mass layoffs, and projections of occupational employment change.

Layoffs


Data series	May 2008	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	-	-	-	-
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	-	-	-	-

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	1st quarter 2003	2nd quarter 2003	3rd quarter 2003	4th quarter 2003
Extended mass layoff events	-	-	-	-
Separations	-	-	-	-
Initial claimants	-	-	-	-

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for fishing, hunting and trapping.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

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 fishing, hunting and trapping. 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	39	47	48	(P) 37
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases		4.2	8.4
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer		2.6	3.4
Cases involving days away from work		2.3	3.3
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction		0.3	(1) -
Footnotes (1) Less than 15 cases (P) Preliminary