U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Industries at a Glance

Other Information Services: NAICS 519

About the Other Information Services subsector

The other information services subsector is part of the information sector.

Industries in the Other Information Services subsector group establishments supplying information, storing and providing access to information, searching and retrieving information, operating Web sites that use search engines to allow for searching information on the Internet, or publishing and/or broadcasting content exclusively on the Internet. The main components of the subsector are news syndicates, libraries, archives, exclusive Internet publishing and/or broadcasting, and Web Search Portals.

North American Industry Classification System

The other information services subsector consists of a single industry group, Other Information Services: NAICS 5191.

NOTE: There was a change in the definition of this subsector between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 2007. Some of the data below reflect the 2002 definition and some reflect the 2007 definition. See the BLS implementation schedule for NAICS 2007 to find out which BLS programs have already implemented NAICS 2007.

Workforce Statistics

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

Employment, Unemployment, and Layoffs


Data series	Jan. 2012	Feb. 2012	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	166.3	166.6	(P) 167.8	(P) 166.6
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	130.0	131.0	(P) 132.1
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.5%	(1) -%	3.6%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	(2) -	-	(2) -	-
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	(2) -	-	(2) -	-
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet publication criteria. (2) 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	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012
Extended mass layoff events	(1) -	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(1) (P) -
Separations	(1) -	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(1) (P) -
Initial claimants	(1) -	(1) -	(1) (P) -	(1) (P) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2011
Editors	5,440
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,820
Librarians	6,030
Library assistants, clerical	7,520
Library technicians	6,120

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

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

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012	Feb. 2012	Mar. 2012
Average hourly earnings	$36.30	$38.42	$37.65	(P) $37.43
Average weekly hours	35.2	35.3	34.6	(P) 34.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012	Feb. 2012	Mar. 2012
Average hourly earnings	$35.70	$35.67	$34.42	(P) $33.81
Average weekly hours	33.4	33.9	33.5	(P) 33.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2011
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Editors	$25.65	$29.35	$53,350	$61,040
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	$26.70	$27.90	$55,530	$58,020
Librarians	$24.02	$24.15	$49,960	$50,230
Library assistants, clerical	$9.60	$10.59	$19,970	$22,030
Library technicians	$13.95	$14.49	$29,020	$30,130

(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 other information 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	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.2	1.9	(1) 0.6	(1) 0.7
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	0.6	1.2	(1) 0.2	(1) 0.4
Cases involving days away from work	0.5	0.9	(1) 0.2	(1) 0.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.1	0.4	(2) (1) 0.0	(2) (1) 0.0
Footnotes (1) Industry scope changed in 2009 (2) Rounded to zero

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in other information services.

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry	13,446	(P) 13,723	(P) 14,068	(P) 14,479
Local government	4,863	(P) 4,875	(P) 4,875	(P) 4,878
State government	194	(P) 193	(P) 195	(P) 198
Federal government	113	(P) 109	(P) 106	(P) 105
Footnotes (P) Preliminary