Other Services (except Public Administration): NAICS 81

About the Other Services (except Public Administration) sector

The other services (except public administration) sector is part of the service-providing industries supersector group.

The other services (except public administration) sector consists of these subsectors:

• Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 811
• Personal and Laundry Services: NAICS 812
• Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations: NAICS 813
• Private Households: NAICS 814

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in other services (except public administration). 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, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, Layoffs, and Openings, Hires, and Separations

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		5,365	5,369	(P) 5,378	(P) 5,374
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees (seasonally adjusted)		4,485	4,489	(P) 4,493	(P) 4,488
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		7.8%	7.5%	6.7%	6.7%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		29	47	13	8
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		2,595	3,718	850	874
Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands)
Job openings		135	160	(P) 139
Hires		232	234	(P) 241
Separations		203	158	(P) 217
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		3.1%	2.9%	2.9%	3.4%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)		3.6%	3.2%	3.4%	3.8%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Dynamic Changes in Employment

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011
Dynamic changes in employment (in thousands)
Gross job gains		258	280	277	259
Gross job losses		249	259	270	261

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012
Extended mass layoff events		21	17	(P) 10	(P) 53
Separations		2,034	2,926	(P) 1,156	(P) 7,443
Initial claimants		2,379	3,119	(P) 1,276	(P) 6,314
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2011
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	222,140
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,460
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	318,070
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	104,600
Maintenance and repair workers, general

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for other services (except public administration).

(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, 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 other services (except public administration). 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 All Employees

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$20.60	$20.64	(P) $20.70	(P) $20.74
Average weekly hours		31.6	31.6	(P) 31.6	(P) 31.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$17.42	$17.44	(P) $17.47	(P) $17.48
Average weekly hours		30.5	30.5	(P) 30.6	(P) 30.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation

Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
		2008	2009	2010	2011
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$610	$605	$615	$626
Members of unions		$878	$886	$866	$917
Represented by unions		$810	$862	$862	$901
Nonunion		$606	$599	$609	$619

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2011
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	$15.94	$16.89	$33,150	$35,130
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	$25.95	$27.49	$53,980	$57,190
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	$10.92	$12.77	$22,700	$26,550
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	$9.28	$9.94	$19,300	$20,670
Maintenance and repair workers, general

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Employer Compensation Costs

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012
12-month percent change
Total compensation		1.5%	2.1%	1.9%	2.1%
Wages and salaries		1.2%	1.8%	1.7%	1.9%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2012
		Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		25.42	100.0
Wages and salaries		18.70	73.5
Total benefits		6.73	26.5
Insurance		1.75	6.9
Retirement		0.89	3.5

(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 other services (except public administration). 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	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	180	173	192	(P) 178
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.1	2.9	2.7
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.5	1.4	1.3
Cases involving days away from work	1.0	1.0	0.9
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.5	0.5	0.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments and the number of establishments experiencing job gains or job losses in other services (except public administration).

Establishments

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry		1,307,152	1,328,520	1,341,936	(P) 1,358,274
Local government		2,160	2,152	2,152	(P) 2,141
State government		183	182	180	(P) 182
Federal government		216	219	218	(P) 225
Establishments with changes in employment (in thousands)
With job gains (seasonally adjusted)		108	111	108
With job losses (seasonally adjusted)		108	108	109
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics, 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: September 27, 2012