Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: NAICS 56

About the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector

The administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector is part of the professional and business services supersector.

The Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector comprises establishments performing routine support activities for the day-to-day operations of other organizations. These essential activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments in many sectors of the economy. The establishments in this sector specialize in one or more of these support activities and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. Activities performed include: office administration, hiring and placing of personnel, document preparation and similar clerical services, solicitation, collection, security and surveillance services, cleaning, and waste disposal services.

North American Industry Classification System

The administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector consists of these subsectors:

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 in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, union membership and representation, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

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Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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7,686.3 7,567.5 (P) 7,432.9 (P) 7,337.3

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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6,799.0 6,344.3 (P) 6,231.6  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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348 473 235 227

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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31,069 46,646 23,566 18,762

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

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2005 2006 2007 2008

Union membership and representation

 

Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)

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4.3% 3.8% 3.8% 3.4%

Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)

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4.9% 4.4% 4.2% 4.1%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2008
2nd quarter
2008
3rd quarter
2008
4th quarter
2008

Extended mass layoff events

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96 114 (P) 142 (P) 280

Separations

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15,710 21,435 (P) 31,757 (P) 52,484

Initial claimants

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15,885 23,526 (P) 33,205 (P) 46,322

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

838,160

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

440,940

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

516,700

Office clerks, general

284,420

Security guards

629,660

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. 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

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2008
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2009
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2009

Average hourly earnings

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$15.29 $15.47 $15.53 (P) $15.72

Average weekly hours

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33.9 33.4 33.0 (P) 33.1

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(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

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Median weekly earnings
2005 2006 2007 2008

Union membership and representation

 

Full-time workers

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$488 $504 $524 $544

Members of unions

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$586 $653 $733 $682

Represented by unions

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$578 $643 $686 $695

Nonunion

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$485 $499 $519 $538

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

$9.31 $10.01 $19,360 $20,820

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

$9.30 $10.23 $19,340 $21,280

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

$11.05 $11.67 $22,990 $24,280

Office clerks, general

$11.53 $12.12 $23,980 $25,200

Security guards

$10.66 $11.49 $22,170 $23,900

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs

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2nd quarter
2008
3rd quarter
2008
4th quarter
2008
1st quarter
2009

12-month percent change

 

Total compensation

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3.1% 3.2% 2.8% 2.6%

Wages and salaries

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3.3% 3.5% 3.0% 2.6%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)



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Compensation component
($ per hour worked)
Percent of total compensation

Compensation costs

 

Total compensation

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20.04 100.0

Wages and salaries

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15.20 75.8

Total benefits

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4.84 24.2

Insurance

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1.12 5.6

Retirement

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0.45 2.3

(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 administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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 2004 2005 2006 2007

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

389 418 397 411

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

 

Total recordable cases

3.7 3.7 3.4 3.3

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

2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8

Cases involving days away from work

1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services.

Establishments

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4th quarter
2007
1st quarter
2008
2nd quarter
2008
3rd quarter
2008

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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463,758 (P) 462,410 (P) 467,387 (P) 470,695

Local government

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3,046 (P) 3,059 (P) 3,063 (P) 3,077

State government

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545 (P) 543 (P) 541 (P) 538

Federal government

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77 (P) 80 (P) 80 (P) 80

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: 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).

Career Guide to Industries

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

 

Data extracted on: May 07, 2009