Business Services Industry
BLS Establishment Estimates Revised to Incorporate March 1998 Benchmarks - United States Bureau of Labor Statistics - Statistical Data Included
Employment and Earnings, June, 1999 by Sheila McConnell
Difference Industry Benchmark Estimate Retail trade 21,724 21,823 Building materials and garden supplies 906 931 General merchandise stores 2,605 2,660 Department stores 2,314 2,343 Food stores 3,430 3,487 Automotive dealers and service stations 2,301 2,311 New and used car dealers 1,039 1,055 Apparel and accessory stores 1,098 1,064 Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,005 1,037 Eating and drinking places 7,597 7,520 Miscellaneous retail establishments 2,781 2,814 Finance, insurance, and real estate 7,269 7,213 Finance 3,538 3,504 Depository institutions 2,035 2,035 Commercial banks 1,467 1,459 Savings institutions 256 262 Nondepository institutions 635 602 Mortgage bankers and brokers 309 276 Security and commodity brokers 628 631 Holding and other investment offices 241 236 Insurance 2,312 2,298 Insurance carriers 1,574 1,563 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 739 736 Real estate 1,419 1,411 Services(2) 36,862 36,864 Agricultural services 615 617 Hotels and other lodging places 1,694 1,689 Personal services 1,253 1,240 Business services 8,301 8,286 Services to buildings 937 960 Personnel supply services 3,094 3,041 Help supply services 2,745 2,711 Computer and data processing services 1,541 1,545 Auto repair, services, and parking 1,129 1,144 Miscellaneous repair services 373 379 Motion pictures 575 567 Amusement and recreation services 1,437 1,503 Health services 9,795 9,848 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 1,778 1,790 Nursing and personal care facilities 1,762 1,757 Hospitals 3,898 3,925 Home health care services 688 695 Legal services 957 966 Educational services 2,291 2,324 Social services 2,608 2,596 Child day care services 610 589 Residential care 738 742 Museums and botanical and zoological gardens 87 86 Membership organizations 2,340 2,249 Engineering and management services 3,122 3,176 Engineering and architectural services 883 895 Management and public relations 992 1,008 Services, nec 50 51 Government 20,085 20,126 Federal 2,662 2,662 Federal, except Postal Service 1,809 1,809 State 4,702 4,741 Education 2,040 2,065 Other State government 2,662 2,676 Local 12,721 12,723 Education 7,407 7,391 Other local government 5,314 5,332 Difference Difference Industry Amount Percent Retail trade -99 -.5 Building materials and garden supplies -25 -2.8 General merchandise stores -55 -2.1 Department stores -29 -1.3 Food stores -57 -1.7 Automotive dealers and service stations -10 -.4 New and used car dealers -16 -1.5 Apparel and accessory stores 34 3.1 Furniture and home furnishings stores -32 -3.2 Eating and drinking places 77 1.0 Miscellaneous retail establishments -33 -1.2 Finance, insurance, and real estate 56 .8 Finance 34 1.0 Depository institutions 0 0 Commercial banks 8 .5 Savings institutions -6 -2.3 Nondepository institutions 33 5.2 Mortgage bankers and brokers 33 10.7 Security and commodity brokers -3 -.5 Holding and other investment offices 5 2.1 Insurance 14 .6 Insurance carriers 11 .7 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 3 .4 Real estate 8 .6 Services(2) -2 (1) Agricultural services -2 -.3 Hotels and other lodging places 5 .3 Personal services 13 1.0 Business services 15 .2 Services to buildings -23 -2.5 Personnel supply services 53 1.7 Help supply services 34 1.2 Computer and data processing services -4 -.3 Auto repair, services, and parking -15 -1.3 Miscellaneous repair services -6 -1.6 Motion pictures 8 1.4 Amusement and recreation services -66 -4.6 Health services -53 -.5 Offices and clinics of medical doctors -12 -.7 Nursing and personal care facilities 5 .3 Hospitals -27 -.7 Home health care services -7 -1.0 Legal services -9 -.9 Educational services -33 -1.4 Social services 12 .5 Child day care services 21 3.4 Residential care -4 .5 Museums and botanical and zoological gardens 1 1.1 Membership organizations 91 3.9 Engineering and management services -54 -1.7 Engineering and architectural services -12 -1.4 Management and public relations -16 -1.6 Services, nec -1 -2.0 Government -41 -.2 Federal 0 0 Federal, except Postal Service 0 0 State -39 -.8 Education -25 -1.2 Other State government -14 -.5 Local -2 (1) Education 16 .2 Other local government -18 -.3
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