Archived - Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E) 1980

N - Government Service Industries

Many government establishments engage in activities which are also carried out by non-government establishments and as a consequence such government establishments are classified to the same industrial category as their non-government counterparts. There remain however, three types of government establishments engaged in activities which are not found in the non-government universe and which are therefore, identified as providing Government Services. These are:
a) establishments engaged in activities of a purely governmental nature - national defence, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and international assistance, and general services which cover government activities (e.g. legislatures, taxation, etc.);
b) establishments which direct, support, control and otherwise administer activities carried on largely, but by no means exclusively, by non-government establishments. These activities can be grouped into those which relate to the maintenance and development of human resources and those whose primary concern is with economic development;
c) establishments such as small municipalities which may engage in a wide range of government and non-government activities but whose size precludes the possibility of producing principal statistics for each of these activities.

83 - Local Government Service Industries

837 - Economic Services Administration

Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in the administration of programs designed to promote economic well-being and relating to transportation, resource conservation, industrial development, the environment, housing and regional planning.

8371 - Transportation Administration

Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in administering transportation programs. Establishments primarily engaged in providing transportation services are classified in Major Group 45 - Transportation Industries.

8372 - Resource Conservation and Industrial DevelopmentAdministration

Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in administering programs relating to resource conservation and industrial and commercial development.

8373 - Environment Administration

Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in administering programs to maintain or enhance the environment through water purification and supply, sewage collection and disposal, garbage and waste collection and disposal, and pollution control. Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of utilities to provide these services are classified in Major Group 49 - Other Utility Industries.

8374 - Housing Administration

Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in providing assistance to home builders, owners, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in housing development, construction, renting and the like are classified in Division F - Construction Industries or Division L - Real Estate Operators and Insurance Agent Industries.

8375 - Regional Planning and Development Administration

Establishments of local governments primarily engaged in planning and zoning municipalities, in community development and in regional development.