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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) publishes industry estimates based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NAICS-based estimates are available for December 2000 to the present.
NAICS Supersectors and Select Sectors
The JOLTS program publishes estimates by supersector and select sectors that are within scope of the JOLTS program; excluded are agriculture and private households. Publicly-owned establishments are classified in government. JOLTS publishes estimates for the following NAICS supersectors and select sectors listed below. Seasonally adjusted data are available for all series.
Mining and Logging
(Combined)
NAICS 1133—Logging
Sector 21—Mining
Construction
Sector 23—Construction
Durable Goods Manufacturing
(Combined)
NAICS 321, 327
Sector 33
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
(Combined)
Sector 31
NAICS 322, 323, 324, 325, 326
Wholesale Trade
Sector 42—Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Sectors 44 and 45—Retail Trade
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
(All Sectors Combined)
Sectors 48 and 49—Transportation and Warehousing
Sector 22—Utilities
Information
Sector 51—Information
Finance and Insurance
Sector 52—Finance and Insurance
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Sector 53—Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Professional and Business Services
(All Sectors Combined)
Sector 54—Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Sector 55—Management of Companies and Enterprises
Sector 56—Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Educational Services
Sector 61—Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Sector 62—Health Care and Social Assistance
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Sector 71—Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services
Sector 72—Accommodation and Food Services
Other Services
Sector 81—Other Services, except Public Administration
Federal Government
State and Local Government Education
Sector 61 (public ownership)—State and Local Government Education
State and Local Government, excluding Education
After 60 years of use, the SIC system was retired and replaced by NAICS. NAICS is the product of a collaborative effort between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Sharing a common classification system allows, for the first time ever, direct comparison of economic data across borders in North America.
NAICS is a "clean slate" revision of the system used to classify establishments by industry. Unlike previous SIC revisions, the NAICS changes are fundamental. The NAICS system recognizes hundreds of new businesses in our economy, largely in the fast-growing service sector. The notice making NAICS effective in the United States was issued in April 1997. The first NAICS manual was published in mid-1998, and has been revised five times; once in 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, and again in 2022.
At the heart of NAICS is a production-based concept of classification; that is, NAICS classifies each establishment into a detailed industry based on the production processes it uses. Under the SIC system, some establishments were classified according to the production processes, but others were classified using different criteria, such as class of customer. Thus, reclassification under NAICS substantially changes how many and which businesses are included in certain sectors.
Auxiliary establishments, which provide services such as warehousing, personnel, or data processing to other organizations within the same company, are classified in the same industry as their parent companies under the SIC. NAICS, however, classifies these establishments according to the services they provide.
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The production of SIC-based estimates was discontinued. Historical SIC-based estimates are available for December 2000 through April 2003.
Last Modified Date: March 8, 2023