U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities subsector is part of the finance and insurance sector.
Industries in the Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities subsector group establishments that are primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) underwriting securities issues and/or making markets for securities and commodities; (2) acting as agents (i.e., brokers) between buyers and sellers of securities and commodities; (3) providing securities and commodity exchange services; and (4) providing other services, such as managing portfolios of assets; providing investment advice; and trust, fiduciary, and custody services.
North American Industry Classification System
The securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities subsector consists of these industry groups:
This section provides information relating to employment in securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
| Data series | Back data |
Jan. 2013 |
Feb. 2013 |
Mar. 2013 |
Apr. 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
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820.9 | 825.0 | (P) 826.7 | (P) 829.8 |
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614.6 | 616.7 | (P) 616.2 | ||
Layoffs |
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3 | - | (1) - | (1) - | |
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249 | - | (1) - | (1) - | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)
| Data series | Back data |
2nd quarter 2012 |
3rd quarter 2012 |
4th quarter 2012 |
1st quarter 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | (1) - | (1) (P) - | (P) 3 | |
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548 | (1) - | (1) (P) - | (P) 1,095 | |
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564 | (1) - | (1) (P) - | (P) 309 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)
| Data series | Employment, 2012 |
|---|---|
| 48,430 | |
| 54,210 | |
| 24,200 | |
| 103,360 | |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
178,410 |
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities.
(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 are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities.
| Data series | Back data |
Dec. 2012 |
Jan. 2013 |
Feb. 2013 |
Mar. 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$46.89 | $46.86 | $47.48 | (P) $46.53 | |
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39.5 | 37.5 | 38.1 | (P) 37.8 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
| Data series | Back data |
Dec. 2012 |
Jan. 2013 |
Feb. 2013 |
Mar. 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$36.63 | $36.76 | $37.28 | (P) $38.13 | |
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39.3 | 37.7 | 38.1 | (P) 37.4 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
| Data series | Wages, 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | Annual | |||
| Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
| $20.38 | $21.34 | $42,390 | $44,390 | |
| $43.54 | $53.68 | $90,560 | $111,650 | |
| $75.24 | $80.63 | $156,510 | $167,710 | |
| $37.67 | $50.48 | $78,350 | $104,990 | |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
$48.84 | $60.80 | $101,590 | $126,460 |
(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 securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities. 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 |
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Fatalities |
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| 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
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| 0.2 | 0.3 | |||
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| (1) 0.0 | (1) 0.0 | (1) 0.0 | (1) 0.0 | |
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Footnotes |
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Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.
| Data series | Back data |
Jan. 2013 |
Feb. 2013 |
Mar. 2013 |
Apr. 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(P) 133.8 | (P) 133.8 | (P) 133.5 | (P) 135.6 | |
Percent change from previous month |
(P) 1.8% | (P) 0.0% | (P) -0.2% | (P) 1.6% | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Producer Price Indexes)
This section presents data on the number of establishments in securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities.
| Data series | Back data |
4th quarter 2011 |
1st quarter 2012 |
2nd quarter 2012 |
3rd quarter 2012 |
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Number of establishments |
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94,663 | (P) 93,938 | (P) 94,152 | (P) 94,613 | |
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28 | (P) 28 | (P) 28 | (P) 28 | |
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9 | (P) 9 | (P) 10 | (P) 10 | |
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2 | (P) 2 | (P) 2 | (P) 2 | |
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Footnotes |
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(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
See securities, commodities, and other investments in the Career Guide to Industries.
Data extracted on: May 22, 2013
