Table with row headers in column B and NAICS codes in column A with column headers in rows 4 and 5,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 1a. Selected Services - Estimated Quarterly Revenue for Employer Firms, Seasonally Adjusted1",,,,,,,,,,,,, [Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes and are based on data from the Quarterly Services Survey. For additional information see www.census.gov/qss],,,,,,,,,,,,, "2002 NAICS code 2",Kind of business,Total revenue (millions of dollars),,,,,,Percent change,,,,, ,,"4Q 2008 (p)","3Q 2008 ","2Q 2008","1Q 2008","4Q 2007","3Q 2007","4Q 2008 from 3Q 2008 (p)","3Q 2008 from 2Q 2008 ","2Q 2008 from 1Q 2008 ","1Q 2008 from 4Q 2007 ","4Q 2008 from 4Q 2007 ","3Q 2008 from 3Q 2007 " 51,Information ,"278,917","282,249","283,269","284,024","283,094","279,520",-1.2,-0.4,-0.3,0.3,-1.5,1.0 54 pt,"Professional, scientific, and technical services (except landscape architectural services ",,,,,,,,,,,, , and veterinary services) ,"329,618","331,775","329,227","325,192","320,655","313,453",-0.7,0.8,1.2,1.4,2.8,5.8 5411,Legal services ,"61,746","64,122","64,054","62,387","64,527","62,922",-3.7,0.1,2.7,-3.3,-4.3,1.9 5412,"Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping,",,,,,,,,,,,, , and payroll services ,"31,849","32,221","32,517","31,978","32,248","31,214",-1.2,-0.9,1.7,-0.8,-1.2,3.2 56 pt,"Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services ",,,,,,,,,,,, , (except landscaping services) 3 ,"139,059","140,718","140,535","140,117","137,255","138,013",-1.2,0.1,0.3,2.1,1.3,2.0 5613,Employment services ,"45,853","47,058","46,774","46,883","46,071","44,714",-2.6,0.6,-0.2,1.8,-0.5,5.2 5615,Travel arrangement and reservation services ,"7,806","8,097","7,997","8,085","7,914","7,986",-3.6,1.3,-1.1,2.2,-1.4,1.4 562,Waste management and remediation services ,"19,298","19,148","19,382","18,845","18,258","17,876",0.8,-1.2,2.8,3.2,5.7,7.1 (p) Preliminary estimate. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(1) The seasonal factors are based on a short time series that may not have stable seasonal patterns. As more estimates are added to the time series, large revisions in seasonal factors and consequently historical estimates may be observed. Data users should exercise caution when drawing inferences based on the seasonally adjusted estimates. Unless otherwise specified, seasonally adjusted estimates are obtained using a direct seasonal adjustment at the published NAICS level.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(2) For a full description of the NAICS codes used in this table, see the 2002 NAICS manual or http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(3) Seasonally adjusted estimates for 56pt are obtained by summing the seasonally adjusted estimates for 5613, 5615, and 562 and the not seasonally adjusted estimate for 561pt* found in Table 1b.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Note: Sector totals and subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Table 2 provides estimated measures of sampling variability. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this report should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at www.census.gov/svsd/www/qssreliability.html.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 1b. Selected Services - Estimated Quarterly Revenue for Employer Firms, Not Seasonally Adjusted",,,,,,,,,,,,,, [Estimates are not adjusted for seasonal variation or for price changes and are based on data from the Quarterly Services Survey. For additional information see www.census.gov/qss],,,,,,,,,,,,,, "2002 NAICS code 1",Kind of business,Total revenue (millions of dollars),,,,,,Percent change,,,,Year to date,, ,,"4Q 2008 (p)","3Q 2008 (r)","2Q 2008","1Q 2008","4Q 2007","3Q 2007","4Q 2008 from 3Q 2008 (p)","3Q 2008 from 2Q 2008 (r)","4Q 2008 from 4Q 2007 (p)","3Q 2008 from 3Q 2007 (r)","2008 (p)",2007,"2008 from 2007 (p)" 51,Information ,"285,890","281,685","283,552","276,923","291,021","278,122",1.5,-0.7,-1.8,1.3,"1,128,050","1,114,883",1.2 511,Publishing industries (except Internet) ,"74,816","73,856","74,358","72,795","79,475","73,977",1.3,-0.7,-5.9,-0.2,"295,825","297,709",-0.6 51111,Newspaper publishers ,"10,677","10,473","10,779","10,748","12,482","11,917",1.9,-2.8,-14.5,-12.1,"42,677","48,274",-11.6 51112,Periodical publishers ,"11,801","12,268","11,800","11,739","12,894","12,598",-3.8,4.0,-8.5,-2.6,"47,608","49,292",-3.4 5111 pt,"Book, directory and mailing list, and ",,,,,,,,,,,,, , other publishers 2 ,"14,173","15,766","13,787","13,295","15,016","15,975",-10.1,14.4,-5.6,-1.3,"57,021","56,439",1.0 5112,Software publishers ,"38,165","35,349","37,992","37,013","39,083","33,487",8.0,-7.0,-2.3,5.6,"148,519","143,704",3.4 512,Motion picture and sound recording industries ,"25,201","23,844","26,203","24,694","27,305","24,520",5.7,-9.0,-7.7,-2.8,"99,942","102,166",-2.2 515,Broadcasting (except Internet) ,"25,799","25,136","25,389","24,292","25,838","23,652",2.6,-1.0,-0.2,6.3,"100,616","96,728",4.0 5151,Radio and television broadcasting ,"13,207","13,530","13,949","13,717","14,808","13,204",-2.4,-3.0,-10.8,2.5,"54,403","55,858",-2.6 5152,Cable and other subscription programming ,"12,592","11,606","11,440","10,575","11,030","10,448",8.5,1.5,14.2,11.1,"46,213","40,870",13.1 "516, 5181, 519","Internet publishing and broadcasting, Internet service providers and web search portals, ",,,,,,,,,,,,, , and other information services ,"15,136","14,827","14,331","14,322","14,856","13,518",2.1,3.5,1.9,9.7,"58,616","54,637",7.3 517,Telecommunications ,"126,854","126,738","125,212","123,511","125,432","124,159",0.1,1.2,1.1,2.1,"502,315","490,761",2.4 5171,Wired telecommunications carriers ,"45,755","46,689","46,505","46,710","48,040","48,761",-2.0,0.4,-4.8,-4.2,"185,659","192,779",-3.7 5172,Wireless telecommunications carriers ,,,,,,,,,,,,, , (except satellite) ,"47,589","47,123","45,947","45,116","45,102","44,213",1.0,2.6,5.5,6.6,"185,775","174,085",6.7 5175,Cable and other program distribution ,"28,145","27,389","27,113","26,341","26,532","25,282",2.8,1.0,6.1,8.3,"108,988","100,849",8.1 517 pt,Other telecommunications 3 ,"5,365","5,537","5,647","5,344","5,758","5,903",-3.1,-1.9,-6.8,-6.2,"21,893","23,048",-5.0 5182,"Data processing, hosting, and related services ","18,084","17,284","18,059","17,309","18,115","18,296",4.6,-4.3,-0.2,-5.5,"70,736","72,882",-2.9 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 54,"Professional, scientific, and technical services ","343,603","334,466","340,849","327,843","334,902","313,878",2.7,-1.9,2.6,6.6,"1,346,761","1,276,568",5.5 54 pt,"Professional, scientific, and technical services (except landscape architectural services ",,,,,,,,,,,,, , and veterinary services) ,"336,210","326,467","332,849","320,639","327,709","306,557",3.0,-1.9,2.6,6.5,"1,316,165","1,246,720",5.6 5411,Legal services ,"68,168","62,327","63,670","58,082","71,238","60,846",9.4,-2.1,-4.3,2.4,"252,247","254,324",-0.8 5412,"Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping,",,,,,,,,,,,,, , and payroll services ,"28,569","26,969","34,273","38,661","29,055","26,095",5.9,-21.3,-1.7,3.3,"128,472","121,290",5.9 5413,"Architectural, engineering, and related services ","69,289","68,440","66,462","62,563","64,028","61,783",1.2,3.0,8.2,10.8,"266,754","243,843",9.4 5413 pt,Architectural and related services 4 ,"18,424","19,174","18,837","18,100","18,645","17,718",-3.9,1.8,-1.2,8.2,"74,535","71,099",4.8 54133,Engineering services ,"50,865","49,266","47,625","44,463","45,383","44,065",3.2,3.4,12.1,11.8,"192,219","172,744",11.3 5415,Computer systems design and related services ,"64,702","63,693","63,612","61,714","59,981","58,020",1.6,0.1,7.9,9.8,"253,721","228,623",11.0 5416,"Management, scientific, and technical ",,,,,,,,,,,,, , consulting services ,"43,192","42,663","42,812","40,851","42,318","41,419",1.2,-0.3,2.1,3.0,"169,518","165,248",2.6 5417,Scientific research and development services ,"28,146","27,998","27,419","25,503","26,402","25,467",0.5,2.1,6.6,9.9,"109,066","101,358",7.6 5418,Advertising and related services ,"21,270","21,286","20,765","20,240","21,113","19,745",-0.1,2.5,0.7,7.8,"83,561","79,033",5.7 541 pt,"Other professional, scientific, and ",,,,,,,,,,,,, , technical services 5 ,"20,267","21,090","21,836","20,229","20,767","20,503",-3.9,-3.4,-2.4,2.9,"83,422","82,849",0.7 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 56,Administrative and support and waste ,,,,,,,,,,,,, , management and remediation services ,"151,473","154,028","153,540","148,024","150,649","151,581",-1.7,0.3,0.5,1.6,"607,065","594,822",2.1 56 pt,Administrative and support and waste management ,,,,,,,,,,,,, , and remediation services (except landscaping services) ,"139,733","141,014","141,290","138,222","138,177","138,295",-0.9,-0.2,1.1,2.0,"560,259","543,258",3.1 561,Administrative and support services ,"132,156","134,516","133,751","130,046","132,263","133,276",-1.8,0.6,-0.1,0.9,"530,469","523,611",1.3 5613,Employment services ,"46,953","46,917","46,634","45,992","47,269","44,535",0.1,0.6,-0.7,5.3,"186,496","178,667",4.4 5615,Travel arrangement and reservation services ,"7,361","8,170","8,485","7,948","7,510","8,018",-9.9,-3.7,-2.0,1.9,"31,964","32,072",-0.3 561 pt,Other administrative and support services 6 ,"77,842","79,429","78,632","76,106","77,484","80,723",-2.0,1.0,0.5,-1.6,"312,009","312,872",-0.3 561 pt*,Other administrative and support services ,,,,,,,,,,,,, , (except landscaping services) 7 ,"66,102","66,415","66,382","66,304","65,012","67,437",-0.5,Z,1.7,-1.5,"265,203","261,308",1.5 562,Waste management and remediation services ,"19,317","19,512","19,789","17,978","18,386","18,305",-1.0,-1.4,5.1,6.6,"76,596","71,211",7.6 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 62 pt,Selected health care services 8 ,"226,320","221,984","224,456","223,760","215,922","211,714",2.0,-1.1,4.8,4.9,"896,520","847,172",5.8 622,Hospitals ,"182,957","179,208","181,400","181,581","174,559","171,301",2.1,-1.2,4.8,4.6,"725,146","687,135",5.5 623,Nursing and residential care facilities .,"43,363","42,776","43,056","42,179","41,363","40,413",1.4,-0.7,4.8,5.8,"171,374","160,037",7.1 (p) Preliminary estimate. (r) Revised estimate. Z Less than .05 percent.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(1) For a full description of the NAICS codes used in this table, see the 2002 NAICS manual or http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(2) Includes NAICS 51113 (book publishers), 51114 (directory and mailing list publishers), and 51119 (other publishers).",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(3) Includes NAICS 5173 (telecommunications resellers), 5174 (satellite telecommunications), and 5179 (other telecommunications).",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(4) Includes all of NAICS 5413 (architectural, engineering, and related services) except 54133 (engineering services).",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(5) Includes NAICS 5414 (specialized design services) and 5419 (other professional, scientific, and technical services).",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(6) Includes NAICS 5611 (office administrative services), 5612 (facilities support services), 5614 (business support services), 5616 (investigation and security services), 5617 (services to buildings and dwellings), and 5619 (other support services).",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(7) Includes NAICS 5611 (office administrative services), 5612 (facilities support services), 5614 (business support services), 5616 (investigation and security services), 5617 (services to buildings and dwellings except 56173 (landscaping services)), and 5619 (other support services).",,,,,,,,,,,,,, (8) Includes NAICS 622 (hospitals) and 623 (nursing and residential care facilities).,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Note: Sector totals and subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Table 2 provides estimated measures of sampling variability. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this report should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at www.census.gov/svsd/www/qssreliability.html.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, Table 2. Selected Services - Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability,,,,,, [Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Quarterly Services Survey],,,,,, "2002 NAICS code",Kind of business,"Median coefficient 1 of variation for quarterly total revenue","Median standard error 1 for percent change",,Coefficient of variation for year to date,Standard error for percent change ,,,Ratio of two consecutive quarters,Current quarter to current quarter last year,2008,2008 year to date from 2007 year to date 51,Information ,1.0,0.3,0.6,0.9,0.4 511,Publishing industries (except Internet) ,2.6,0.9,1.2,2.6,1.0 51111,Newspaper publishers ,4.7,1.1,1.6,4.7,1.1 51112,Periodical publishers ,6.7,2.3,1.8,6.7,1.4 5111 pt,"Book, directory and mailing list, and ",,,,, , other publishers ,2.3,1.1,1.3,2.1,0.9 5112,Software publishers ,3.8,1.9,3.0,3.7,2.5 512,Motion picture and sound recording industries ,4.0,1.5,2.1,3.7,1.0 515,Broadcasting (except Internet) ,2.4,0.6,0.7,2.4,0.8 5151,Radio and television broadcasting ,3.4,0.8,1.3,3.3,1.3 5152,Cable and other subscription programming ,1.7,0.4,1.0,1.6,0.6 "516, 5181, 519","Internet publishing and broadcasting, Internet service providers and web search portals, ",,,,, , and other information services ,7.4,1.2,3.6,7.4,2.9 517,Telecommunications ,1.1,0.3,1.0,1.1,1.0 5171,Wired telecommunications carriers ,3.0,0.5,1.8,3.0,1.7 5172,Wireless telecommunications carriers ,,,,, , (except satellite) ,1.8,0.2,1.1,1.8,1.0 5175,Cable and other program distribution ,1.4,0.2,0.6,1.4,0.6 517 pt,Other telecommunications ,6.5,0.8,3.8,6.5,3.2 5182,"Data processing, hosting, and related services ",3.8,1.7,4.1,3.8,3.5 ,,,,,, 54,"Professional, scientific, and technical services ",2.2,0.6,0.9,2.2,0.8 54 pt,"Professional, scientific, and technical services (except landscape architectural services ",,,,, , and veterinary services) ,2.1,0.6,0.9,2.1,0.8 5411,Legal services ,7.5,2.3,3.4,7.1,2.0 5412,"Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping,",,,,, , and payroll services ,9.0,2.3,3.2,9.3,2.6 5413,"Architectural, engineering, and related services ",3.0,1.7,2.1,2.8,1.9 5413 pt,Architectural and related services ,6.4,3.5,4.3,6.1,2.6 54133,Engineering services ,2.9,1.6,2.2,2.8,2.1 5415,Computer systems design and related services ,4.1,2.0,2.9,4.3,2.5 5416,"Management, scientific, and technical ",,,,, , consulting services ,4.8,1.9,2.4,4.8,1.5 5417,Scientific research and development services ,11.1,1.7,3.3,10.9,2.9 5418,Advertising and related services ,4.0,1.6,3.5,3.8,2.7 541 pt,"Other professional, scientific, and ",,,,, , technical services ,4.4,1.5,2.7,4.4,2.4 ,,,,,, 56,Administrative and support and waste ,,,,, , management and remediation services ,2.6,1.4,1.8,2.4,1.4 56 pt,Administrative and support and waste management ,,,,, , and remediation services (except landscaping services) ,3.1,1.2,1.7,2.9,1.5 561,Administrative and support services ,2.9,1.6,1.8,2.6,1.2 5613,Employment services ,5.8,1.4,2.6,5.7,2.1 5615,Travel arrangement and reservation services ,3.8,2.1,3.1,3.4,2.6 561 pt,Other administrative and support services ,3.7,2.3,2.8,3.0,1.9 561 pt*,Other administrative and support services ,,,,, , (except landscaping services) ,4.9,2.0,2.4,4.3,2.0 562,Waste management and remediation services ,8.1,1.8,6.1,8.1,6.1 ,,,,,, 62 pt,Selected health care services ,2.7,0.9,0.9,2.7,0.7 622,Hospitals ,3.1,1.1,0.9,3.2,0.8 623,Nursing and residential care facilities .,5.9,1.1,1.7,5.9,1.4 (1) The medians are based on estimates for the most recent four quarters.,,,,,, ,,,,,, "Note: Estimated measures of sampling variability are based on data not adjusted for seasonal variation, and should be used when drawing inferences about both adjusted and not adjusted estimates. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at www.census.gov/svsd/www/qssreliability.html.",,,,,,