Industry Classification

Industry Classification Codes for Detailed Industry
(3-digit)

There are 236 categories for the employed, with 1 additional category for the experienced unemployed. These categories are aggregated into 52 detailed groups and 23 major groups.

(Numbers in parentheses are the 1987 SIC code equivalent; see Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987. ``Pt'' means part, ``n.e.c.'' means not elsewhere classified.)

These codes correspond to basic items PEIO1ICD, PEIO2ICD, and to supplement items A_IND, PES1ICD, PES2ICD, and INDUSTRY.

Code Industry

000-009 not used

010-030 AGRICULTURE

010 Agricultural production, crops (01)

011 Agricultural production, livestock (02)

012 Veterinary services (074)

013-019 not used

020 Landscape and horticultural services (078)

021-029 not used

030 Agricultural services, n.e.c. (071, 072, 075, 076)

031-032 FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

031 Forestry (08)

032 Fishing, hunting, and trapping (09)

033-039 not used

040-050 MINING

040 Metal mining (10)

041 Coal mining (12)

042 Oil and gas extraction (13)

043-049 not used

050 Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel (14)

051-059 not used

060 CONSTRUCTION (15, 16, 17)

061-099 not used

100-392 MANUFACTURING

100-222 NONDURABLE GOODS

100-122 Food and kindred products

100 Meat products (201)

101 Dairy products (202)

102 Canned, frozen and preserved fruits and vegetables (203)

103-109 not used

110 Grain mill products (204)

111 Bakery products (205)

112 Sugar and confectionery products (206)

113-119 not used

120 Beverage industries (208)

121 Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products (207, 209)

122 Not specified food industries

123-129 not used

130 Tobacco manufactures (21)

131 not used

132-150 Textile mill products

132 Knitting mills (225)

133-139 not used

140 Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods (226)

141 Carpets and rugs (227)

142 Yarn, thread, and fabric mills (221-224, 228)

143-149 not used

150 Miscellaneous textile mill products (229)

151-152 Apparel and other finished textile products

151 Apparel and accessories, except knit (231-238)

152 Miscellaneous fabricated textile products (239)

153-159 not used

160-162 Paper and allied products

160 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (261-263)

161 Miscellaneous paper and pulp products (267)

162 Paperboard containers and boxes (265)

163-170 not used

171-172 Printing, publishing, and allied industries

171 Newspaper publishing and printing (271)

172 Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers (272-279)

173-179 not used

180-192 Chemicals and allied products

180 Plastics, synthetics, and resins (282)

181 Drugs (283)

182 Soaps and cosmetics (284)

183-189 not used

190 Paints, varnishes, and related products (285)

191 Agricultural chemicals (287)

192 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals (281, 286, 289)

193-199 not used

200-201 Petroleum and coal products

200 Petroleum refining (291)

201 Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products (295, 299)

202-209 not used

210-212 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products

210 Tires and inner tubes (301)

211 Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting (302-306)

212 Miscellaneous plastics products (308)

213-219 not used

220-222 Leather and leather products

220 Leather tanning and finishing (311)

221 Footwear, except rubber and plastic (313, 314)

222 Leather products, except footwear (315-317, 319)

223-229 not used

230-392 DURABLE GOODS

230-241 Lumber and wood products, except furniture

230 Logging (241)

231 Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork (242, 243)

232 Wood buildings and mobile homes (245)

233-240 not used

241 Miscellaneous wood products (244, 249)

242 Furniture and fixtures (25)

243-249 not used

250-262 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products

250 Glass and glass products (321-323)

251 Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (324, 327)

252 Structural clay products (325)

253-260 not used

261 Pottery and related products (326)

262 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products (328, 329)

263-269 not used

270-301 Metal industries

270 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills (331)

271 Iron and steel foundries (332)

272 Primary aluminum industries (3334, part 334, 3353-3355, 3363, 3365)

273-279 not used

280 Other primary metal industries (3331, 3339, part 334, 3351, 3356, 3357, 3364, 3366,

3369, 339)

281 Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware (342)

282 Fabricated structural metal products (344)

283-289 not used

290 Screw machine products (345)

291 Metal forgings and stampings (346)

292 Ordnance (348)

293-299 not used

300 Miscellaneous fabricated metal products (341, 343, 347, 349)

301 Not specified metal industries

302-309 not used

310-332 Machinery and computing equipment

310 Engines and turbines (351)

311 Farm machinery and equipment (352)

312 Construction and material handling machines (353)

313-319 not used

320 Metalworking machinery (354)

321 Office and accounting machines (3578, 3579)

322 Computers and related equipment (3571-3577)

323-330 not used

331 Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c. (355, 356, 358, 359)

332 Not specified machinery

333-339 not used

340-350 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies

340 Household appliances (363)

341 Radio, TV, and communication equipment (365, 366)

342 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c. (361, 362, 364, 367, 369)

343-349 not used

350 Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies

351-370 Transportation equipment

351 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment (371)

352 Aircraft and parts (372)

353-359 not used

360 Ship and boat building and repairing (373)

361 Railroad locomotives and equipment (374)

362 Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts (376)

363-369 not used

370 Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment (375, 379)

371-381 Professional and photographic equipment, and watches

371 Scientific and controlling instruments (381, 382 except 3827)

372 Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies (3827, 384, 385)

373-379 not used

380 Photographic equipment and supplies (386)

381 Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices (387)

382-389 not used

390 Toys, amusement, and sporting goods (394)

391 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (39 except 394)

392 Not specified manufacturing industries

393-399 not used

400-472 TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES

400-432 TRANSPORTATION

400 Railroads (40)

401 Bus service and urban transit (41, except 412)

402 Taxicab service (412)

403-409 not used

410 Trucking service (421, 423)

411 Warehousing and storage (422)

412 U.S. Postal Service (43)

413-419 not used

420 Water transportation (44)

421 Air transportation (45)

422 Pipe lines, except natural gas (46)

423-431 not used

432 Services incidental to transportation (47)

433-439 not used

440-442 COMMUNICATIONS

440 Radio and television broadcasting and cable (483, 484)

441 Telephone communications (481)

442 Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services (482, 489)

443-449 not used

450-472 UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES

450 Electric light and power (491)

451 Gas and steam supply systems (492, 496)

452 Electric and gas, and other combinations (493)

453-469 not used

470 Water supply and irrigation (494, 497)

471 Sanitary services (495)

472 Not specified utilities

473-499 not used

500-571 WHOLESALE TRADE

500-532 Durable Goods

500 Motor vehicles and equipment (501)

501 Furniture and home furnishings (502)

502 Lumber and construction materials (503)

503-509 not used

510 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies (504)

511 Metals and minerals, except petroleum (505)

512 Electrical goods (506)

513-520 not used

521 Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies (507)

522-529 not used

530 Machinery, equipment, and supplies (508)

531 Scrap and waste materials (5093)

532 Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods (509 except 5093)

533-539 not used

540-571 Nondurable Goods

540 Paper and paper products (511)

541 Drugs, chemicals and allied products (512, 516)

542 Apparel, fabrics, and notions (513)

543-549 not used

550 Groceries and related products (514)

551 Farm-product raw materials (515)

552 Petroleum products (517)

553-559 not used

560 Alcoholic beverages (518)

561 Farm supplies (5191)

562 Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods (5192-5199)

563-570 not used

571 Not specified wholesale trade

572-579 not used

580-691 RETAIL TRADE

580 Lumber and building material retailing (521, 523)

581 Hardware stores (525)

582 Retail nurseries and garden stores (526)

583-589 not used

590 Mobile home dealers (527)

591 Department stores (531)

592 Variety stores (533)

593-599 not used

600 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores (539)

601 Grocery stores (541)

602 Dairy products stores (545)

603-609 not used

610 Retail bakeries (546)

611 Food stores, n.e.c. (542, 543, 544, 549)

612 Motor vehicle dealers (551, 552)

613-619 not used

620 Auto and home supply stores (553)

621 Gasoline service stations (554)

622 Miscellaneous vehicle dealers (555, 556, 557, 559)

623 Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe (56, except 566)

624-629 not used

630 Shoe stores (566)

631 Furniture and home furnishings stores (571)

632 Household appliance stores (572)

633 Radio, TV, and computer stores (5731, 5734)

634-639 not used

640 Music stores (5735, 5736)

641 Eating and drinking places (58)

642 Drug stores (591)

643-649 not used

650 Liquor stores (592)

651 Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores (5941, 5945, 5946)

652 Book and stationery stores (5942, 5943)

653-659 not used

660 Jewelry stores (5944)

661 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (5947)

662 Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores (5949)

663 Catalog and mail order houses (5961)

664-669 not used

670 Vending machine operators (5962)

671 Direct selling establishments (5963)

672 Fuel dealers (598)

673-680 not used

681 Retail florists (5992)

682 Miscellaneous retail stores (593, 5948, 5993-5995, 5999)

683-690 not used

691 Not specified retail trade

692-699 not used

700-712 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

700 Banking (60 except 603 and 606)

701 Savings institutions, including credit unions (603, 606)

702 Credit agencies, n.e.c. (61)

703-709 not used

710 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies (62, 67)

711 Insurance (63, 64)

712 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices (65)

713-720 not used

721-760 BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES

721 Advertising (731)

722 Services to dwellings and other buildings (734)

723-730 not used

731 Personnel supply services (736)

732 Computer and data processing services (737)

733-739 not used

740 Detective and protective services (7381, 7382)

741 Business services, n.e.c. (732, 733, 735, 7383-7389)

742 Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers (751)

743-749 not used

750 Automotive parking and carwashes (752, 7542)

751 Automotive repair and related services (753, 7549)

752 Electrical repair shops (762, 7694)

753-759 not used

760 Miscellaneous repair services (763, 764, 7692, 7699)

761-791 PERSONAL SERVICES

761 PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS (88)

762-791 PERSONAL SERVICES, EXCEPT PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD

762 Hotels and motels (701)

763-769 not used

770 Lodging places, except hotels and motels (702, 703, 704)

771 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (721 except part 7219)

772 Beauty shops (723)

773-779 not used

780 Barber shops (724)

781 Funeral service and crematories (726)

782 Shoe repair shops (725)

783-789 not used

790 Dressmaking shops (part 7219)

791 Miscellaneous personal services (722, 729)

792-799 not used

800-810 ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES

800 Theaters and motion pictures (781-783, 792)

801 Video tape rental (784)

802 Bowling centers (793)

803-809 not used

810 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services (791, 794, 799)

811 not used

812-893 PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED SERVICES

812-830 MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS

812 Offices and clinics of physicians (801, 803)

813-819 not used

820 Offices and clinics of dentists (802)

821 Offices and clinics of chiropractors (8041)

822 Offices and clinics of optometrists (8042)

823-829 not used

830 Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c. (8043, 8049)

831 HOSPITALS (806)

832-840 MEDICAL SERVICES, EXCEPT HOSPITALS (Continued)

832 Nursing and personal care facilities (805)

833-839 not used

840 Health services, n.e.c. (807, 808, 809)

841 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (also includes codes 872-893)

841 Legal services (81)

842-860 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

842 Elementary and secondary schools (821)

843-849 not used

850 Colleges and universities (822)

851 Vocational schools (824)

852 Libraries (823)

853-859 not used

860 Educational services, n.e.c. (829)

861-871 SOCIAL SERVICES

861 Job training and vocational rehabilitation services (833)

862 Child day care services (part 835)

863 amily child care homes (part 835)

864-869 not used

870 Residential care facilities, without nursing (836)

871 Social services, n.e.c. (832, 839)

872-893 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (Also includes code 840)

872 Museums, art galleries, and zoos (84)

873 Labor unions (863)

874-879 not used

880 Religious organizations (866)

881 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (861, 862, 864, 865, 869)

882 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services (871)

883-889 not used

890 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services (872)

891 Research, development, and testing services (873)

892 Management and public relations services (874)

893 Miscellaneous professional and related services (899)

894-899 not used

900-932 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

900 Executive and legislative offices (911-913)

901 General government, n.e.c. (919)

902-909 not used

910 Justice, public order, and safety (92)

911-920 not used

921 Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy (93)

922 Administration of human resources programs (94)

923-929 not used

930 Administration of environmental quality and housing programs (95)

931 Administration of economic programs (96)

932 National security and international affairs (97)

933-990 not used

991 Assigned to persons whose labor force status is unemployed and

whose last job was Armed Forces

Detailed Industry Recodes
(01-52)

These codes correspond to basic items PRDTIND1, PRDTIND2, and supplement item A_DTIND. These codes also correspond to the Displaced Workers items PRSDIND and PRSD2IN, except that for these items there is not a code 52 for Armed Forces.

Detailed Industry Recode Industry Code

Agriculture Service 01 012-030

Other Agriculture 02 010-011

Mining 03 040-050

Construction 04 060

Manufacturing (Durable Goods)

Lumber and wood products, except furniture 05 230-241

Furniture and fixtures 06 242

Stone clay, glass, and concrete product 07 250-262

Primary metals 08 270-280

Fabricated metal 09 281-300

Not specified metal industries 10 301

Machinery, except electrical 11 310-332

Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies 12 340-350

Motor vehicles and equipment 13 351

Aircraft and parts 14 352

Other transportation equipment 15 360-370

Professional and photographic equipment,

and watches 16 371-382

Toys, amusements, and sporting goods 17 390

Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing

industries 18 391-392

Manufacturing (Nondurable Goods)

Food and kindred products 19 100-122

Tobacco manufactures 20 130

Textile mill products 21 132-150

Apparel and other finished textile products 22 151-152

Paper and allied products 23 160-162

Printing, publishing and allied industries 24 171-172

Chemicals and allied products 25 180-192

Petroleum and coal products 26 200-201

Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products 27 210-212

Leather and leather products 28 220-222

Transportation 29 400-432

Communications 30 440-442

Utilities and Sanitary Services 31 450-472

Wholesale Trade 32 500-571

Eating and drinking places 33 641

Other Retail Trade 34 580-640,642-691

Banking and Other Finance 35 700-710

Insurance and Real Estate 36 711-712

Private Household Services 37 761

Business Services 38 721-750

Repair Services 39 751-760

Personal Services, Except Private Household 40 762-791

Entertainment and Recreation Services 41 800-810

Hospitals 42 831

Health Services, Except Hospitals 43 812-830,832-840

Educational Services 44 842-860

Social Services 45 861-871

Other Professional Services 46 841,872-893

Forestry and Fisheries 47 031,032

Justice, Public Order and Safety 48 910

Administration of Human Resource Programs 49 922

National Security and Internal Affairs 50 932

Other Public Administration 51 900,901,921,930,931

Armed Forces last job, currently unemployed 52 991

Major Industry Recodes
(01-23)

These codes correspond to basic items PRMJIND1 and PRMJIND2, and supplement item A_MJIND.

Major Industry Recode Industry Code

Agriculture 01 010-030

Mining 02 040-050

Construction 03 060

Manufacturing

Durable Goods 04 230-392

Nondurable Goods 05 100-222

Transportation, communications and other public utilities

Transportation 06 400-442

Communications and public utilities

Communications 07 440-442

Utilities and sanitary service 08 450-472

Wholesale trade 09 500-571

Retail Trade 10 580-691

Finance, insurance, and real estate 11 700-712

Services

Private households 12 761

Miscellaneous services

Business and Repair Services 13 721-760

Personal services, except pri. hhlds. 14 762-791

Entertainment and recreation services 15 800-810

Professional and related Services

Hospitals 16 831

Medical services, except hospitals 17 812-830, 832-840

Educational services 18 842-860

Social services 19 861-871

Other professional services 20 841, 872-893

Forestry and fisheries 21 031-032

Public administration 22 900-932

Armed forces 23 991

Detailed Industry Recodes for Longest Job Last Year
Supplement Field WEIND
(00-47)

Detailed Industry Recode Industry Code

NIU(children) 00

Agriculture 01 010-030

Mining 02 040-050

Construction 03 060

Manufacturing

Durable Goods

Lumber and Wood Products, except Furniture 04 230-241

Furniture and Fixtures 05 242

Stone, Clay, Glass, Concrete Products 06 250-262

Metal Industries

Primary Metals 07 270-280

Fabricated Metals 08 281-300

Not Specified Metal Industries 09 301

Machinery, except Electrical 10 310-332

Electrical Machinery, Equipment, Supplies 11 340-350

Transportation Equipment

Motor Vehicles and Equipment 12 351

Other Transportation Equipment

Aircraft and Parts 13 352

Other Transportation Equipment 14 360-370

Professional and Photo Equipment, Watches 15 371-381

Toys, Amusements, and Sporting Goods 16 390

Miscellaneous and Not Specified 17 391-392

Nondurable Goods

Food and Kindred Products 18 100-122

Tobacco Manufactures 19 130

Textile Mill Products 20 132-150

Apparel and Other Finished Textile Products 21 151-152

Paper and Allied Products 22 160-162

Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industries 23 171-172

Chemicals and Allied Products 24 180-192

Petroleum and Coal Products 25 200-201

Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Products 26 210-212

Leather and Leather Products 27 220-222

Transportation, Communications, and Other Public Utilities

Transportation 28 400-432

Communication and Other Public Utilities

Communication 29 440-442

Utilities and Sanitary Services 30 450-472

Wholesale and Retail Trade

Wholesale Trade 31 500-571

Retail trade 32 580-691

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Banking and Other Finance 33 700-710

Insurance and Real Estate 34 711-712

Service

Private Household 35 761

Miscellaneous Services

Business and Repair Services

Business Services 36 721-742

Repair Services 37 750-760

Personal Service except Private Household 38 762-791

Entertainment and Recreation Services 39 800-810

Professional and Related Services

Hospitals 40 831

Health Services, except Hospitals 41 812-830, 832-840

Educational Services 42 842-860

Social Services 43 861-871

Other Professional Services 44 841, 872-893

Forestry and Fisheries 45 031-032

Public Administration 46 900-991

Never Worked (WKSWORK=0) 47

Major Industry Group Recodes for Longest Job Last Year
Supplement Field WEMIND
(00-15)

Industry Group Recode Industry Code

NIU(children) 00

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries 01 O10-032

Mining 02 O40-050

Construction 03 O60

Manufacturing

Durable Goods 04 230-392

Nondurable Goods 05 100-222

Transportation, Communication, and Other Public

Utilities 06 400-472

Wholesale Trade 07 500-571

Retail Trade 08 580-691

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 09 700-712

Business and Repair Services 10 721-760

Personal Services Including Private Households 11 761-791

Entertainment and Recreation Services 12 800-810

Professional and Related Services 13 812-893

Public Administration 14 900-991

Never Worked (WKSWORK=0) 15

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Author: Ron Tucker-Census/DSD/CPSB
Contact: (ask.census.gov) CPS Help-Census/DSD/CPSB
Last revised: February 11, 2000
URL: http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/bindcd.htm