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Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities: NAICS 523
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About the Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities subsector
The securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities subsector is part of the finance and insurance sector.
Industries in the Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities subsector group establishments that are primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) underwriting securities issues and/or making markets for securities and commodities; (2) acting as agents (i.e., brokers) between buyers and sellers of securities and commodities; (3) providing securities and commodity exchange services; and (4) providing other services, such as managing portfolios of assets; providing investment advice; and trust, fiduciary, and custody services.
North American Industry Classification System
The securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities subsector consists of these industry groups:
- Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage: NAICS 5231
- Securities and Commodity Exchanges: NAICS 5232
- Other Financial Investment Activities: NAICS 5239
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment in securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment
Data from the Current Employment Statistics survey includes data for NAICS 525
| Data series | Back data |
Mar. 2025 |
Apr. 2025 |
May 2025 |
Jun. 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
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1,136.4 | 1,138.0 | (p)1,141.2 | (p)1,144.6 |
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848.1 | 848.8 | (p)849.8 | ||
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: With the Employment Situation release on February 7, 2014, Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles (CES Industry Code 55-525000) and Securities, commodity contracts, investments (CES Industry Code 55-523000) were combined into Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts (CES Industry Code 55-523000). |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Employment by Occupation
| Data series | Employment, 2024 |
|---|---|
| 25,720 | |
| 61,830 | |
| 193,920 | |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
164,180 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
Projections
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities.
(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 are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities.
Earnings and Hours of All Employees
Data from the Current Employment Statistics survey includes data for NAICS 525
| Data series | Back data |
Feb. 2025 |
Mar. 2025 |
Apr. 2025 |
May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$68.51 | $68.58 | $68.40 | (p)$68.89 | |
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39.4 | 39.3 | 37.8 | (p)37.9 | |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: With the Employment Situation release on February 7, 2014, Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles (CES Industry Code 55-525000) and Securities, commodity contracts, investments (CES Industry Code 55-523000) were combined into Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts (CES Industry Code 55-523000). |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
Data from the Current Employment Statistics survey includes data for NAICS 525
| Data series | Back data |
Feb. 2025 |
Mar. 2025 |
Apr. 2025 |
May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$55.54 | $55.85 | $55.82 | (p)$56.29 | |
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39.3 | 39.2 | 37.9 | (p)37.8 | |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: With the Employment Situation release on February 7, 2014, Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles (CES Industry Code 55-525000) and Securities, commodity contracts, investments (CES Industry Code 55-523000) were combined into Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts (CES Industry Code 55-523000). |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings by Occupation
| Data series | Wages, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | Annual | |||
| Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
| 31.30 | 34.09 | 65,110 | 70,910 | |
| 104.22 | 126.19 | 216,770 | 262,470 | |
| 52.59 | 84.84 | 109,390 | 176,470 | |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
49.70 | 72.79 | 103,370 | 151,400 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
Work-related Injuries and Illnesses
This section presents data for the industry on rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities. 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. Information on fatal work-related injuries can be found at www.bls.gov/iif.
| Data series | 2023 |
|---|---|
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
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| 0.2 | |
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
(1)0.0 |
| (1)0.0 | |
| (1)0.0 | |
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Footnotes |
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Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Prices
This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.
| Data series | Back data |
Feb. 2025 |
Mar. 2025 |
Apr. 2025 |
May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(p)300.744 | (p)301.041 | (p)292.434 | (p)288.534 | |
Percent change from previous month |
(p)3.9% | (p)0.1% | (p)-2.9% | (p)-1.3% | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Producer Price Indexes)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities.
Establishments
| Data series | Back data |
1st quarter 2024 |
2nd quarter 2024 |
3rd quarter 2024 |
4th quarter 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of establishments |
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(p)150,283 | (p)151,764 | (p)153,425 | (p)154,560 | |
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(p)35 | (p)35 | (p)36 | (p)36 | |
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(p)14 | (p)14 | (p)14 | (p)14 | |
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(p)5 | (p)4 | (p)4 | (p)4 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Productivity
This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of total factor productivity (TFP) compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and services. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked.
| Data series | Back data |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0.5 | -1.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | |
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1.7 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 12.6 | |
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1.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 12.1 | |
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9.8 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 10.8 | |
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0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | |
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1.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
(Source: Productivity)
Data extracted on: July 03, 2025