Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations: NAICS 813

About the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations subsector

The religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations subsector is part of the other services (except public administration) sector.

The religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Religious Organizations: NAICS 8131
• Grantmaking and Giving Services: NAICS 8132
• Social Advocacy Organizations: NAICS 8133
• Civic and Social Organizations: NAICS 8134
• Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations: NAICS 8139

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations. 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	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		2,943.1	2,945.4	(P) 2,943.0	(P) 2,944.4
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		2,414.1	2,425.0	(P) 2,430.4
Unemployment
Unemployment rate		5.8%	6.3%	4.7%	4.2%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		8	(1) -	3
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		391	(1) -	185
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 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events		55	10	(1) (P) -	(P) 3
Separations		6,586	1,278	(1) (P) -	(P) 337
Initial claimants		7,097	1,047	(1) (P) -	(P) 309
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2012
Clergy	23,570
Public relations specialists	35,200
Self-enrichment education teachers	18,790
Social and community service managers	14,340
Social and human service assistants	23,910

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

(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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings		$24.37	$24.32	$24.35	(P) $24.39
Average weekly hours		30.9	30.5	30.6	(P) 30.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings		$19.82	$19.81	$19.88	(P) $19.93
Average weekly hours		30.0	29.6	29.7	(P) 29.6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Clergy	$19.31	$22.52	$40,160	$46,830
Public relations specialists	$24.54	$28.24	$51,030	$58,740
Self-enrichment education teachers	$16.17	$19.04	$33,640	$39,610
Social and community service managers	$29.57	$32.55	$61,500	$67,710
Social and human service assistants	$14.77	$15.77	$30,730	$32,790

(Source: Occupational Employment 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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations. 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	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	37	29	35	30
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.0
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8
Cases involving days away from work	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.5
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.3	0.3	0.3	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 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry		140,042	(P) 140,012	(P) 140,670	(P) 141,312
Local government		432	(P) 432	(P) 433	(P) 434
State government		142	(P) 144	(P) 144	(P) 144
Federal government		31	(P) 31	(P) 33	(P) 34
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

See advocacy, grantmaking, and civic organizations in the Career Guide to Industries.

 

 

Data extracted on: May 17, 2013