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Industries at a Glance
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Private Households: NAICS 814
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About the Private Households subsector
The private households subsector is part of the other services (except public administration) sector.
Industries in the Private Households subsector include private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household. These private households may employ individuals, such as cooks, maids, butlers, and outside workers, such as gardeners, caretakers, and other maintenance workers.
North American Industry Classification System
The private households subsector consists of a single industry group, Private Households: NAICS 8141.
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in private households. 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 unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Unemployment
| Data series | Back data |
Mar. 2025 |
Apr. 2025 |
May 2025 |
Jun. 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unemployment |
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4.4% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 2.7% | |
(Source: Current Population Survey
Projections
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for private households.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in private households.
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)189,972 | (p)191,343 | (p)193,767 | (p)193,175 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Data extracted on: July 03, 2025