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Definition: NAICS 48-49 to 81, Services Sectors

In this presentation, "Services" refers to a collection of 13 distinct NAICS sectors. They are treated together in the guide to data sources below since most of the data sources apply to all. (Sector 72, Accommodation and Food Services, is treated separately.) For definitions and other sector-specific information, see the links below:

• 22 Utilities
• 48-49 Transportation & Warehousing
• 51 Information
• 52 Finance and Insurance
• 53 Real Estate and Rental & Leasing Services
• 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• 55 Management of Companies and Enterprises
• 56 Administrative & Support, and Waste Management & Remediation Services
• 61 Educational Services
• 62 Health Care and Social Assistance
• 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
• 72 Accommodation and Food Services

• 721 Accommodation
• 722 Food Services and Drinking Places

• 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

Guide to Data Sources for Services Sectors from the U.S. Census Bureau

Frequency	Title (with link to data)	Contents	Number of Industry Categories	Geography
Quarterly	Quarterly Services Survey	Estimated quarterly revenue of employer firms. Some industries are adjusted for seasonal variations. Estimates for sectors 55 and 721 are not available. Monthly estimates for subsector 722 are available in the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey and Monthly Retail Trade Survey.	122	U.S.
	Quarterly Financial Report	Income, retained earnings, balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios for the domestic operations of corporations in selected service industries with assets over $50 million.	11	U.S.
	Quarterly Workforce Indicators	Employment, job creation, separations, turnover, average monthly earnings	181	States, metro areas, counties
Annual	Service Annual Survey	Estimated annual revenue, total expenses, and detailed expenses. Source of revenue and exported services are available for selected industries. Estimates for sector 55 are not available. Estimates for sector 72 are available in the Annual Retail Trade Survey.	433	U.S.
	E-Stats (E-Commerce Statistics)	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	22	U.S.
	Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	83	U.S.
	Information and Communication Technology Survey	Non-capitalized expenditures for information and communication technology equipment and software	11	U.S.
	Business R & D and Innovation Survey	Sales and R&D expenses of companies located in the U.S. that have R&D activities--both U.S.-owned businesses and U.S. affiliates of foreign parents. Data are published by NSF.	11	U.S., worldwide
	County Business Patterns	Employees; payroll; number of establishments with paid employees by employment size of establishment	827	U.S., states, metro areas, counties, ZIP codes, Puerto Rico
	Nonemployer Statistics	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	230	U.S., states, metro areas, counties
	Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	827	U.S., states, metro areas
	Statistics of U.S. Businesses -- Employment Change	Number of establishments and year-to-year change in employment for births, deaths, expansions, and contractions.	181	U.S., states, metro areas, counties
	Business Dynamics Statistics	Number of establishments and year-to-year change in employments for births, death, expansions, and contractions by firm age and employment-size. Sector classification is by SIC.	3	U.S., states
Every 5 years	Economic Census	Number of establishments, sales, employees, and payroll (for additional topics available, see Economic Census details)	927	U.S., states, metro areas, counties, places, ZIP codes, island areas
	Economic Census of Island Areas	Number of establishments, sales, employees, and payroll for establishments with payroll	Varies	Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa
	Business Expenses	Operating expenses by type	200	U.S.
	Survey of Business Owners	Number of firms, sales, employees, and payroll for all businesses and for businesses owned by females, Hispanics, and major race categories (plus national-only data on veteran status and other owner and business characteristics)	56	U.S., states, metro areas

 

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