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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. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	8,881.1	8,903.4	(p)8,900.3	(p)8,903.0
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	7,795.2	7,476.4	(p)7,543.1
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	7.1%	7.7%	9.0%	6.6%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2023
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	22,310
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	945,810
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	545,430
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	586,720
Office clerks, general	200,140
Security guards	764,150

(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. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024
Average hourly earnings	$26.90	$27.22	$27.65	(p)$27.58
Average weekly hours	34.8	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. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024
Average hourly earnings	$24.97	$25.18	$25.53	(p)$25.66
Average weekly hours	34.9	34.9	34.1	(p)34.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2023
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	33.65	35.89	69,990	74,640
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	16.15	16.25	33,580	33,800
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	16.80	16.98	34,950	35,330
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	18.16	19.37	37,770	40,280
Office clerks, general	18.31	20.03	38,080	41,660
Security guards	17.58	18.67	36,570	38,840

(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	2019	2020	2021	2022
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	432	359	413	461
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.


Data series	2022
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.8
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.1
Cases involving days away from work	0.8
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 2022	1st quarter 2023	2nd quarter 2023	3rd quarter 2023
Number of establishments
Private industry	637,177	(p)640,143	(p)647,420	(p)655,385
Local government	2,331	(p)2,379	(p)2,390	(p)2,387
State government	558	(p)528	(p)534	(p)542
Federal government	134	(p)134	(p)135	(p)137
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Data extracted on: April 12, 2024