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.

Industries in the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations subsector group establishments that organize and promote religious activities; support various causes through grantmaking; advocate various social and political causes; and promote and defend the interests of their members.

North American Industry Classification System

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

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2008
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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2,965.7 2,963.1 (P) 2,958.1 (P) 2,953.8

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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2,453.2 2,425.2 (P) 2,434.8  

Unemployment

 

Unemployment rate

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3.7% 4.2% 5.7% 4.0%

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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11 6 4 (1) -

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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885 313 234 (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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2008
2nd quarter
2008
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2008
4th quarter
2008

Extended mass layoff events

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(1) - 44 (P) 8 (P) 5

Separations

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(1) - 5,072 (P) 919 (P) 573

Initial claimants

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(1) - 5,265 (P) 962 (P) 371

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

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Clergy

23,940

Public relations specialists

40,540

Self-enrichment education teachers

17,680

Social and community service managers

16,920

Social and human service assistants

16,960

(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

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2008
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2009

Average hourly earnings

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$17.54 $17.59 $17.67 (P) $17.67

Average weekly hours

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29.9 29.6 29.6 (P) 29.9

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Clergy

$18.44 $21.54 $38,350 $44,810

Public relations specialists

$24.43 $28.49 $50,820 $59,260

Self-enrichment education teachers

$14.74 $17.00 $30,660 $35,370

Social and community service managers

$25.37 $28.46 $52,760 $59,200

Social and human service assistants

$13.81 $14.49 $28,730 $30,150

(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 40

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

 

Total recordable cases

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8

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

1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2

Cases involving days away from work

0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4

(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

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4th quarter
2007
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2008
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2008
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2008

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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136,005 (P) 136,154 (P) 136,980 (P) 137,610

Local government

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403 (P) 412 (P) 413 (P) 415

State government

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140 (P) 142 (P) 141 (P) 141

Federal government

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40 (P) 41 (P) 40 (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: May 01, 2009