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Current Population Survey,
March 1996: Annual Demographic File

APPENDIX A
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

There are 236 categories for the employed, with 1 additional category for the experienced unemployed. These categories are aggregated into 51 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 Items PEIO1ICD and PEIO2ICD located in the adults record layout. These codes are located in positions 436-438 and 446-448 in all months except March. In March, these codes correspond to Item A-IND, positions 103-105.

Tables:
Industry Classification Codes for Detailed Industry (3digit)
Major Industry Recodes (01-23)
Detailed Industry Recodes (01-51)
Detailed Industry Recodes for Longest Job Last Year Supplement Field WEIND (00-47)

Industry Classification Codes for Detailed Industry
(3digit)

Code Industry (leading dots indicate sub-categories)
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
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 .Family 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
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Major Industry Recodes
(01-23)

These codes correspond to Items PRMJIND1 and PRMJIND2 in positions 482-485 of the adult record layout in all months except March. In March, these codes are located in positions 0155-0156.

Major Industry
(leading dots indicate sub-categories)
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    
.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 pro. 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
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Detailed Industry Recodes
(01-51)

These codes correspond to Items PRDTIND1 and PRDTIND2 in positions 472-475 of the adult record layout in all months except March. In March, these codes are located in positions 0157-0158.

Detailed Industry
(leading dots indicate sub-categories)
Recode Industry
Code
Agriculture Service 01 012-030
Other Agriculture 02 010-011
Mining 03 040-050
Construction 04 060
Manufacturing (Durable Goods) 04 060
.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
Retail Trade 33 580-691
Banking and Other Finance 34 700-710
Insurance and Real Estate 35 711-712
Private Household Services 36 761
Business Services 37 721-750
Repair Services 38 751-760
Personal Services, Except Private Household 39 762-791
Entertainment and Recreation Services 40 800-810
Hospitals 41 831
Health Services, Except Hospitals 42 812-830
    832-840
Educational Services 43 842-860
Social Services 44 861-871
Other Professional Services 45 841,872-893
Forestry and Fisheries 46 031,032
Justice, Public Order and Safety 47 910
Administration of Human Resource Programs 48 922
National Security and Internal Affairs 49 932
Other Public Administration 50 900,901,921,930,931
Armed Forces last job, currently unemployed 51 991
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Detailed Industry Recodes for Longest Job Last Year
Supplement Field WEIND
(00-47)

Detailed Industry
(leading dots indicate sub-categories)
Recode Industry
Code
NIU(children)    
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  
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