U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in service-providing industries. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, gross job gains and losses, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	116,276	116,533	(P) 116,656	(P) 116,830
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Dynamic Changes in Employment


Data series	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Dynamic changes in employment (in thousands)
Gross job gains	(1) 5,546	(1) 5,549	(1) 5,616	(1) 5,487
Gross job losses	(1) 5,164	(1) 4,880	(1) 5,118	(1) 5,315
Footnotes (1) Total private includes unclassified sector, not shown separately

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates in service-providing industries, see the Employment and projected employment by major industry sector table.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Employer Compensation Costs


Data series	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
12-month percent change
Total compensation	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%
Wages and salaries	1.9%	1.8%	1.8%	1.8%

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)


Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2012
Data series	Back data	Compensation component ($ per hour worked)	Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs
Total compensation		27.83	100.0
Wages and salaries		19.81	71.2
Total benefits		8.02	28.8
Insurance		2.19	7.9
Retirement		0.94	3.4

(Source: Compensation Cost Trends)

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 service-providing industries. 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	2,927	2,673	2,759	2,858
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.3
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6
Cases involving days away from work	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6
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 and the number of establishments experiencing job gains or job losses in service-providing industries.

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry	7,631,630	(P) 7,638,578	(P) 7,690,714	(P) 7,652,874
Local government	159,147	(P) 159,743	(P) 159,754	(P) 159,968
State government	64,548	(P) 64,606	(P) 64,547	(P) 64,613
Federal government	66,443	(P) 66,083	(P) 65,236	(P) 64,770
Establishments with changes in employment (in thousands)
With job gains (seasonally adjusted)	(1) 1,532	(1) 1,557	(1) 1,535	(1) 1,513
With job losses (seasonally adjusted)	(1) 1,497	(1) 1,474	(1) 1,483	(1) 1,511
Footnotes (1) Total private includes unclassified sector, not shown separately (P) Preliminary

(Source: Business Employment Dynamics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

Data extracted on: May 24, 2013

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