North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) publishes
industry estimates based on the 2012 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). NAICS-based estimates are available for
December 2000 to the present.
NAICS Supersectors and Select
Sectors
The JOLTS program publishes estimates by supersector and select sectors
that are within scope of the JOLTS program; excluded are agriculture and
private households. Publicly-owned establishments are classified in
government. JOLTS publishes unadjusted estimates for the following NAICS
supersectors and select sectors:
Mining and Logging
(Combined)
NAICS 1133—Logging
Sector 21—Mining
Construction
Sector 23—Construction
Durable Goods Manufacturing
(NAICS 321, 327, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337,
339)
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
(NAICS 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 322, 323, 324, 325,
326)
Wholesale Trade
Sector 42—Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Sector 44 - 45—Retail Trade
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
(All Sectors Combined)
Sectors 48 and 49—Transportation and Warehousing
Sector 22—Utilities
Information
Sector 51—Information
Financial and Insurance
Sector 52—Finance and Insurance
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Sector 53—Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Professional and Business Services
(All Sectors Combined)
Sector 54—Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Sector 55—Management of Companies and Enterprises
Sector 56—Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
Remediation Services
Educational Services
Sector 61—Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Sector 62—Health Care and Social Assistance
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Sector 71—Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services
Sector 72—Accommodation and Food Services
Other Services
Sector 81—Other Services, except Public
Administration
Federal Government
State and Local Government
JOLTS publishes seasonally adjusted job openings,
hires, total separations, and quits estimates for the
following supersectors:
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
Professional and Business Services
Education and Health Services
Leisure and Hospitality
Government
What is NAICS?
After 60 years of use, the SIC system was retired and replaced by
NAICS. NAICS is the product of a collaborative effort between the United
States, Canada, and Mexico. Sharing a common classification system allows,
for the first time ever, direct comparison of economic data across borders
in North America.
NAICS is a "clean slate" revision of the system used to classify
establishments by industry. Unlike previous SIC revisions, the NAICS
changes are fundamental. The NAICS system recognizes hundreds of new
businesses in our economy, largely in the fast-growing service sector. The
notice making NAICS effective in the United States was issued in April
1997. The first NAICS manual was published in mid-1998, and has been revised three times;
once in 2002, once in 2007, and again in 2012.
At the heart of NAICS is a production-based concept of classification;
that is, NAICS classifies each establishment into a detailed industry
based on the production processes it uses. Under the SIC system, some
establishments were classified according to the production processes, but
others were classified using different criteria, such as class of
customer. Thus, reclassification under NAICS substantially changes how
many and which businesses are included in certain sectors.
Auxiliary establishments, which provide services such as warehousing,
personnel, or data processing to other organizations within the same
company, are classified in the same industry as their parent companies
under the SIC. NAICS, however, classifies these establishments according
to the services they provide.
For more information on NAICS:
www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm
www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Discontinued SIC Estimates
The production of SIC-based estimates was discontinued. Historical
SIC-based estimates are available for December 2000
through April 2003.
Last Modified Date: March 20, 2012