Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations: NAICS 813

About the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations subsector

The religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations subsector is part of the other services (except public administration) sector.

The religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Religious Organizations: NAICS 8131
• Grantmaking and Giving Services: NAICS 8132
• Social Advocacy Organizations: NAICS 8133
• Civic and Social Organizations: NAICS 8134
• Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations: NAICS 8139

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations. 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

Data series	Back data	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008	Sep. 2008
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		2,966.5	2,970.8	(P) 2,971.3	(P) 2,974.8
Employment, nonsupervisory workers		2,503.0	2,517.1	(P) 2,492.4
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		3.5%	3.9%	4.1%	3.1%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		25	4	4
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		1,776	234	521
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

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

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007	1st quarter 2008	2nd quarter 2008
Extended mass layoff events		3	(1) -	(P) (1) -	(P) 42
Separations		321	(1) -	(P) (1) -	(P) 4,876
Initial claimants		225	(1) -	(P) (1) -	(P) 4,399
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
Clergy	23,090
Public relations specialists	37,450
Self-enrichment education teachers	16,810
Social and community service managers	16,280
Social and human service assistants	14,650

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

(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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

Data series	Back data	May 2008	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008
Average hourly earnings		$16.85	$16.83	$16.71	(P) $16.74
Average weekly hours		29.4	29.8	29.7	(P) 29.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2007
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Clergy	$18.09	$20.77	$37,630	$43,210
Public relations specialists	$23.85	$27.59	$49,610	$57,390
Self-enrichment education teachers	$14.20	$16.29	$29,530	$33,870
Social and community service managers	$24.73	$28.02	$51,440	$58,270
Social and human service assistants	$12.90	$13.64	$26,830	$28,370

(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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations. 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	42	43	35	(P) 37
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.7	2.7	2.7
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.2	1.1	1.0
Cases involving days away from work	0.8	0.7	0.7
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.4	0.3	0.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2007	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007
Number of establishments
Private industry		(P) 134,307	(P) 134,849	(P) 135,739	(P) 135,811
Local government		(P) 407	(P) 406	(P) 407	(P) 404
State government		(P) 140	(P) 139	(P) 139	(P) 139
Federal government		(P) 43	(P) 43	(P) 42	(P) 40
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See advocacy, grantmaking, and civic organizations in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

 

Data extracted on: October 08, 2008