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Search results generated from this page are created from specialized QCEW Open Data Access files. These CSV files can be accessed directly via the URLs below. This page is the official source for NAICS Industry Codes for use in state Unemployment Insurance operations.

About

This application provides access to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as implemented at BLS. It is intended for use by BLS data users and by BLS and state staff working on statistical data development and production.

There are a handful of differences between the industries shown in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) manual and the the BLS Industry Finder application. This page explains these differences.

For more information regarding NAICS at BLS, see www.bls.gov/bls/naics.

Help

Enter a keyword and select to search by BLS indexes, titles, or descriptions. Use quotes around a keyword to search for results with whole words, for example, to get results with "auto" as a whole word (as in the index "Auto supply stores") rather than with "auto" as part of a word (as in the index "Automated data processing services"). Indexes are detailed industry classifications that correspond to a 6-digit NAICS classification. Indexes are helpful for finding the NAICS classification for an establishment's business activity. Titles correspond to a NAICS classification that contains a range of related business activities. Descriptions describe the activities of establishments in a NAICS classification. Each NAICS classification has a title and description, however many indexes can relate to one NAICS classification. It is also possible to search by one to six digits of a NAICS code in the BLS NAICS Search application.

The results can be sorted Text A-Z or Codes 0-9 (ascending), or Text Z-A or Codes 9-0 (descending). The default sort is "Text A-Z."" Two filter options are available for "Titles," "Descriptions," or "All" searches: "Only 6-digit NAICS" and "All NAICS Levels." The default filter option is "Only 6-digit NAICS." Indexes are only available at the 6-digit level so no filter options show when searching indexes. The filter option "All NAICS Levels" will show NAICS results at all levels for a text keyword, or results for all levels at and below for a code.

Click a search result to show the NAICS full title, NAICS code, and description. Illustrative examples and cross reference information will show if available for the 6-digit NAICS. All related indexes will also show for 6-digit NAICS. All NAICS in the description and cross reference sections can be clicked to submit a "Titles" search for the code. The filter is set to "All NAICS Levels" when a NAICS link is clicked in the description or cross reference sections that is less than six digits. Click the "Get Data" button after the full title to get the most recently published data for all U.S. counties.

The "Hierarchy" tab provides a BLS NAICS tree starting with domains, supersectors, and sectors that can be expanded or collapsed to show more or less detail. Enter a code and click the button to show all codes at and under the entered code. Click the "Details" link to search the NAICS. The application will show the NAICS and all NAICS at the next lower, more-detailed level on the "Search" tab. Click the "Get Data" button to get the most recently published data for all U.S. counties.

The hash of the URL is updated based on user actions and can be used to return to a specific state for a tab. Each tab is updated based on changes to the hash in the URL with the exception of the Hierarchy tab. The hash of the URL on the Hierarchy tab is updated with the latest user actions, but the hash is only used for updating the state of the Hierarchy tab when first loading a URL that is specific to the Hierarchy tab. Forward and backward web page navigation in the browser can be used to return to a previous state for a tab but the previous filter, sort, and selected search result item may not return because these are set globally for the application. When using browser navigation, the user can refresh the web page to return to any previous filter, sort, or selected search result item settings, or a previous state of the BLS NAICS tree.

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BLS is interested in your feedback regarding the BLS NAICS Search page. Questions and feedback can be submitted through the QCEW Information and Help system. Please reference BLS NAICS Search in your request and the version of NAICS that is of interest.

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