Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 811

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• About the Repair and Maintenance subsector
• BLS Data
• Workforce Statistics
• Earnings and Hours
• Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses
• Workplace Trends
• Other BLS Resources

The repair and maintenance subsector is part of the other services (except public administration) sector.

The repair and maintenance subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Automotive Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8111
• Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8112
• Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8113
• Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8114

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in repair and maintenance. 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, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Mar. 2008	Apr. 2008	May 2008	Jun. 2008
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		1,254.8	1,254.0	(P) 1,253.1	(P) 1,247.7
Employment, nonsupervisory workers		1,019.8	1,027.3	(P) 1,026.8
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		4.7%	4.7%	5.9%	7.4%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	(1) -	3
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	(1) -	251
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007	1st quarter 2008
Extended mass layoff events		8	4	(P) 5	(P) (1) -
Separations		1,196	662	(P) 904	(P) (1) -
Initial claimants		1,437	424	(P) 800	(P) (1) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for repair and maintenance.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in repair and maintenance.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

Data series	Back data	Feb. 2008	Mar. 2008	Apr. 2008	May 2008
Average hourly earnings		$16.27	$16.40	$16.38	(P) $16.46
Average weekly hours		36.0	36.3	36.4	(P) 36.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

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 repair and maintenance. 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.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

This section presents data on the number of establishments in repair and maintenance.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2006	1st quarter 2007	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007
Number of establishments
Private industry		228,931	(P) 227,665	(P) 228,387	(P) 228,429
Local government		619	(P) 616	(P) 617	(P) 617
State government		26	(P) 28	(P) 28	(P) 28
Federal government		7	(P) 7	(P) 7	(P) 7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Career Guide to Industries

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