Industries at a Glance

Overview

Over 100 industry pages are available.
These pages display a snapshot of national data obtained from different BLS surveys and programs. Many programs also produce additional industry detail, including state, county, and metropolitan area data.
The data shown are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) supersector, sector, and industry level.
For a listing in alphabetical order, click Alphabetical Index.
For a listing in industry numerical order, click Industry Order Index.
Links to industry supersectors are shown on the left side of this screen. These links are available from every page.

About the data

The most current information is always displayed. Industry at a Glance (IAG) tables are refreshed every time a source program releases new statistics.
IAG pages may contain different tables or levels of data because BLS programs produce differing levels of industry detail.
Because the data are assembled from different surveys and programs, they may not always be directly comparable.
Because of differences in survey methods, some data may cover all workers or establishments, while other data may only be for private industry.
The NAICS structure is revised every 5 years.
The NAICS 2017 implementation schedule shows planned conversion dates for each BLS program.

Clicking on the icon in the "Back Data" column will extract several years of data for the particular series.
Clicking on a row title will take you to the survey or program home page for that series.
Clicking on the links at the bottom of each table will take you to the survey or program home pages that are the source of the data displayed.
The Frequently Asked Questions section on a program homepage will answer a broad range of commonly asked data questions.
The Contact Us section of a program homepage provides email and telephone numbers to answer questions about the data.
The Handbook of Methods provides information on the specific survey methods of every BLS program.
The U.S. Census Bureau NAICS page provides detailed information on NAICS and its revisions.