The other services sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the North American Industry Classification System. Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities, such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services.
Counts from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program show that, as a portion of the national economy, other services represents about 3.3 percent of all employment and 12.6 percent of all establishments.
Estimates from the Current Employment Statistics program show annual average employment in other services was 4,428,000 in 1994; during 2003, other services employment averaged 5,393,000, an all-time high.
The number of nonsupervisory workers in other services was 3,689,000 in 1994; in 2003, the number of nonsupervisory workers in other services averaged 4,419,000, slightly lower than the all-time high of the year before.
In 2003, the annual average of the average weekly hours of nonsupervisory workers in other services was 31.4, lower than the 2003 private industry average of 33.7 for production and nonsupervisory workers.
Average hourly earnings of nonsupervisory workers in the other services sector were $13.84 in 2003; the average for production and nonsupervisory workers in all private industry was $15.35.
According to the Current Population Survey, the 2003 unemployment rate of persons most recently employed in other services was 5.7 percent. The overall unemployment rate was 6.0 percent that year.
Data from the Mass Layoff Statistics program show that, in 2002, there were 91 extended mass layoff events in other services, resulting in 14,500 separations of workers from their jobs and 11,942 initial claimants for unemployment insurance.
Employment Projections data indicate that employment in the other services sector will increase 15.7 percent over the 2002-12 period. Total employment for all industry sectors is projected to grow 14.8 percent.
The Productivity and Costs program publishes estimates of labor productivity for selected industries in other services.
Producer Price Index data are not published for any industries in the other services sector.
In 2003, there were 194 fatal occupational injuries in the other services sector and 100,600 nonfatal injuries and illnesses, according to data from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. The nonfatal injuries and illnesses incidence rate was 3.4 per 100 full-time workers in other services and 5.0 per 100 full-time workers in all private industry.
Some businesses in this industry are:
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Animal Daycare Appliance Repair and Maintenance Aquarium Services Astrology Tarot Card Business Auto Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance Auto Decal Business Auto Detailing Automobile Inspection Business Automobile Restoration Automotive Glass Replacement Shops Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops Automotive Repair Barber Shops Beauty Salons Business Associations Car Wash Cemeteries and Crematories Civic and Social Organizations Conservation Organizations Diet and Weight Reducing Centers Electronics Repair and Maintenance |
Environment Organizations Equipment Repair and Maintenance Funeral Homes Grantmaking Foundations Household Goods Repair and Maintenance Human Rights Organizations Labor Unions and Organizations Laundries and Drycleaners Linen Supply Machinery Repair and Maintenance Parking Lots and Garages Personal Goods Repair and Maintenance Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services Photofinishing Laboratories Political Organizations Private Households Professional Organizations Religious Organizations Social Advocacy Organizations Voluntary Health Organizations Wildlife Organizations |
Information courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
