The Public Administration sector consists of establishments of federal, state, and local government agencies that administer, oversee, and manage public programs and have executive, legislative, or judicial authority over other institutions within a given area. These agencies also set policy, create laws, adjudicate civil and criminal legal cases, provide for public safety and for national defense. (more...)
In general, government establishments in the Public Administration sector oversee governmental programs and activities that are not performed by private establishments. Establishments in this sector typically are engaged in the organization and financing of the production of public goods and services, most of which are provided for free or at prices that are not economically significant.
Government establishments also engage in a wide range of productive activities covering not only public goods and services but also individual goods and services similar to those produced in sectors typically identified with private-sector establishments. In general, ownership is not a criterion for classification in NAICS. Therefore, government establishments engaged in the production of private-sector-like goods and services should be classified in the same industry as private-sector establishments engaged in similar activities.
As a practical matter, it is difficult to identify separate establishment detail for many government agencies. To the extent that separate establishment records are available, the administration of governmental programs is classified in Sector 92, Public Administration, while the operation of that same governmental program is classified elsewhere in NAICS based on the activities performed. For example, the governmental administrative authority for an airport is classified in Industry 92612, Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs, while operating the airport is classified in Industry 48811, Airport Operations. When separate records are not available to distinguish between the administration of a governmental program and the operation of it, the establishment is classified in Sector 92, Public Administration.
Examples of government-provided goods and services that are classified in sectors other than Public Administration include: schools, classified in Sector 61, Educational Services; hospitals, classified in Subsector 622, Hospitals; establishments operating transportation facilities, classified in Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing; the operation of utilities, classified in Sector 22, Utilities; and the Government Printing Office, classified in Subsector 323, Printing and Related Support Activities.
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Employment, Payroll and Business Establishments
for NAICS 92 - Public Administration
in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region
Year
Avg Emp
Total Payroll
Avg Pay per Worker
Business Estabs.
2003
21,953
$916,064,431
$41,728
435
2004
19,668
$820,133,091
$41,699
348
2005
20,802
$878,750,542
$42,244
368
2006
20,772
$916,032,533
$44,099
369
2007
21,242
$1,004,212,033
$47,275
366
2008
22,071
$1,099,255,213
$49,805
363
2009
22,430
$1,154,058,311
$51,452
359
The above data is taken from quarterly unemployment tax records.
Employment changes between December and January of each year may be due in part to corrections to industry classification and/or geographic classification of some firms.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Location Quotient: The ratio of the local percentage of employment in a given industry to the national percentage of employment in the same industry.
An LQ greater than 1 indicates a higher-than-average concentration of employment in the given industry.
National Growth: The change in local employment that would have occurred for a specific industry had
it grown at the national growth rate of all industries combined.
Industry Mix: The additional gain (or loss) in local employment that would have occurred for a specific
industry (additional to the national growth effect) due to the industry growing faster (or slower) nationally
than the rate of all industries combined.
Regional Shift: The additional gain (or loss) in local employment for a specific industry beyond the national
growth and industry mix effects resulting from the industry growing faster (or slower) than the same
industry nationally.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Industry Staffing Patterns: Major Occupations
related to NAICS 92 - Public Administration in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region
Occupational experience is largely self-reported.
Applicants counts include only those registered with the Oregon Employment Department.
They do not represent all job applicants across the WIRED region.
Applicants may be listed under multiple occupational categories, so summing applicant counts across occupational classifications will result in some double-counting.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Job Vacancies
related to NAICS 92 - Public Administration in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region, Fall 2010
