Monetary Authorities - Central Bank: NAICS 521

About the Monetary Authorities - Central Bank subsector

The monetary authorities - central bank subsector is part of the finance and insurance sector.

The monetary authorities - central bank subsector consists of a single industry group, Monetary Authorities - Central Bank: NAICS 5211.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in monetary authorities - central bank. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2008	Jan. 2009	Feb. 2009	Mar. 2009
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		21.3	21.0	(P) 21.0	(P) 20.8
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	-	-	-
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2008	2nd quarter 2008	3rd quarter 2008	4th quarter 2008
Extended mass layoff events		-	(1) -	(P) -	(P) (1) -
Separations		-	(1) -	(P) -	(P) (1) -
Initial claimants		-	(1) -	(P) -	(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, 2008
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,600
Financial analysts	690
Financial examiners	1,200
Security guards	1,360
Tellers	(1) -
Footnotes (1) Estimate not released.

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for monetary authorities - central bank.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings

Recent hourly and annual earnings for occupations commonly found in monetary authorities - central bank.

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2008
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	$16.30	$16.71	$33,900	$34,760
Financial analysts	$31.83	$34.18	$66,200	$71,100
Financial examiners	$40.79	$41.27	$84,850	$85,840
Security guards	$16.59	$16.40	$34,510	$34,100
Tellers	$11.54	$12.33	$24,010	$25,650

(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 monetary authorities - central bank. 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
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.9	1.8	2.7	1.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.2	0.9	1.9	0.7
Cases involving days away from work	0.6	0.5	1.1	0.3
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.4

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: May 07, 2009