Other Information Services: NAICS 519

About the Other Information Services subsector

The other information services subsector is part of the information sector.

Industries in the Other Information Services subsector group establishments supplying information, storing and providing access to information, searching and retrieving information, operating Web sites that use search engines to allow for searching information on the Internet, or publishing and/or broadcasting content exclusively on the Internet. The main components of the subsector are news syndicates, libraries, archives, exclusive Internet publishing and/or broadcasting, and Web Search Portals.

North American Industry Classification System

The other information services subsector consists of a single industry group, Other Information Services: NAICS 5191.

NOTE: There was a change in the definition of this subsector between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 2007. Some of the data below reflect the 2002 definition and some reflect the 2007 definition. See the BLS implementation schedule for NAICS 2007 to find out which BLS programs have already implemented NAICS 2007.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in other information services. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs

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Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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130.0 130.8 (P) 131.3 (P) 130.5

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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104.9 105.2 (P) 106.6  

Unemployment

 

Unemployment rate

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5.8% 4.1%    

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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- (1) - -  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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- (1) - -  

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2007
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2008

Extended mass layoff events

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(1) - - (P) (1) - (P) (1) -

Separations

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(1) - - (P) (1) - (P) (1) -

Initial claimants

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(1) - - (P) (1) - (P) (1) -

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Editors

1,500

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers

980

Librarians

6,510

Library assistants, clerical

9,180

Library technicians

5,610

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for other information services.

(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. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in other information services.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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Average hourly earnings

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$24.82 $25.05 $24.80 (P) $24.69

Average weekly hours

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32.4 33.7 33.2 (P) 33.7

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Editors

$21.95 $24.92 $45,650 $51,840

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers

$22.25 $24.02 $46,280 $49,960

Librarians

$22.18 $22.64 $46,130 $47,100

Library assistants, clerical

$9.31 $10.17 $19,370 $21,160

Library technicians

$12.40 $13.09 $25,780 $27,220

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

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 other information services. 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 2003 2004 2005 2006

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

       

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

2.1 1.6 1.2 2.0

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

1.5 1.0 0.5 1.0

Cases involving days away from work

1.3 1.0 0.3 0.8

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

    0.2 0.2

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in other information services.

Establishments

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2007

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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(P) 9,832 (P) 10,104 (P) 10,415 (P) 10,599

Local government

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(P) 4,783 (P) 4,810 (P) 4,810 (P) 4,808

State government

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(P) 189 (P) 189 (P) 189 (P) 190

Federal government

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(P) 52 (P) 52 (P) 51 (P) 54

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008