Sector Description
The Sector as a Whole
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, and provide for public safety and for national defense. 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 governmental programs 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 for multi-establishment companies 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.
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Public Administration in the US (92)
Revenue 2004
$3bn
Growth 2004
4.04%
Products and Services
NAICS Hierarchy 92 - Public Administration
NAICS Code 92 - Public Administration sits in the 2-digit Public Administration sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 92
Sector Title: Public Administration
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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9211 Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
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92111 Executive Offices
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92112 Legislative Bodies
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92113 Public Finance Activities
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92114 Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined
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92115 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments
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92119 Other General Government Support
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9221 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
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92211 Courts
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92212 Police Protection
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92213 Legal Counsel and Prosecution
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92214 Correctional Institutions
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92215 Parole Offices and Probation Offices
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92216 Fire Protection
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92219 Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
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9231 Administration of Human Resource Programs
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92311 Administration of Education Programs
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92312 Administration of Public Health Programs
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92313 Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs
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92314 Administration of Veterans' Affairs
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9241 Administration of Environmental Quality Programs
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92411 Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs
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92412 Administration of Conservation Programs
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9251 Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
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92511 Administration of Housing Programs
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92512 Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development
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9261 Administration of Economic Programs
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92611 Administration of General Economic Programs
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92612 Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs
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92613 Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities
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92614 Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities
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92615 Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors
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9271 Space Research and Technology
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92711 Space Research and Technology
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9281 National Security and International Affairs
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92811 National Security
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92812 International Affairs
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