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Administrative and Support Services: NAICS 561

About the Administrative and Support Services subsector

The administrative and support services subsector is part of the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector.

Industries in the Administrative and Support Services subsector group establishments engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations. The processes employed in this sector (e.g., general management, personnel administration, clerical activities, cleaning activities) are often integral parts of the activities of establishments found in all sectors of the economy. The establishments classified in this subsector have specialization in one or more of these activities and can, therefore, provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular process that they are engaged in and the particular services they provide.

North American Industry Classification System

The administrative and support services subsector consists of these industry groups:

Office Administrative Services: NAICS 5611
Facilities Support Services: NAICS 5612
Employment Services: NAICS 5613
Business Support Services: NAICS 5614
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services: NAICS 5615
Investigation and Security Services: NAICS 5616
Services to Buildings and Dwellings: NAICS 5617
Other Support Services: NAICS 5619

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in administrative and support services. 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, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment


Data series	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	8,609.1	8,577.3	(p)8,588.9	(p)8,578.3
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	7,552.8	7,169.4	(p)7,253.7
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	6.3%	8.9%	8.2%	7.1%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2024
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	19,840
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	944,020
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	503,590
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	596,860
Office clerks, general	190,160
Security guards	769,290

(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 administrative and support services.

(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 administrative and support services.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings	$28.11	$28.34	$28.72	(p)$28.91
Average weekly hours	34.7	34.6	33.7	(p)34.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings	$26.33	$26.51	$26.66	(p)$26.93
Average weekly hours	34.8	35.0	34.3	(p)34.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2024
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36.23	37.76	75,350	78,540
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	16.81	16.90	34,960	35,140
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	17.15	17.59	35,680	36,580
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	18.46	19.86	38,390	41,320
Office clerks, general	19.60	21.07	40,770	43,820
Security guards	18.04	19.88	37,530	41,360

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

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 administrative and support services. 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	2020	2021	2022	2023
Fatalities
Number of fatalities				399
There was a series break beginning with 2023 data due to NAICS 2022. Data for years prior to 2023 are available at www.bls.gov/iif.


Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.6
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.0
Cases involving days away from work	0.7
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.3
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 in administrative and support services.

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2023	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024	3rd quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry	655,278	(p)654,250	(p)658,901	(p)664,045
Local government	2,396	(p)2,380	(p)2,390	(p)2,390
State government	529	(p)563	(p)561	(p)562
Federal government	136	(p)143	(p)144	(p)141
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(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	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total factor productivity (TFP)	-0.5	3.2	2.4	0.4
Output	-6.8	8.7	9.7	-0.8
Combined inputs	-6.4	5.2	7.1	-1.2
Capital input	7.2	3.6	4.6	6.3
Labor input	-6.3	7.4	5.2	-1.8
Labor productivity, output per hour	2.3	-0.8	5.4	1.3

(Source: Productivity)

Data extracted on: April 18, 2025