Employment
474,384
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 8139
NAICS 8139 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations - Industry Benchmarks
$73,122/yr average annual pay, with 103 SBA loans on record for NAICS 8139.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 474K
- Workers employed
- $73,122/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $23M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 8139
New York leads Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 474K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,122/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $23M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
54,537 establishments employ 474,384 workers (8.7/location) at $73,122/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by California and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,122/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
54,537
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,511; establishment count decreased by 976. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $34.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Business Associations NAICS 81391 | N/A |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations NAICS 81393 | N/A |
| Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) NAICS 81399 | N/A |
| Political Organizations NAICS 81394 | N/A |
| Professional Organizations NAICS 81392 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 61,318 |
| California | 42,767 |
| Illinois | 34,100 |
| District of Columbia | 32,600 |
| Florida | 31,024 |
| Virginia | 22,908 |
| Pennsylvania | 20,715 |
| Texas | 19,817 |
| Ohio | 14,485 |
| Maryland | 13,838 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
103
Total Loan Volume
$23M
Avg Loan Size
$224K
Jobs Supported
578
Program Breakdown
7(a) 100 (97%)
504 3 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
Comerica Bank
42 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 6
2021 13
2022 21
2023 35
2024 11
2025 15
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 8139 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations?
54,537 business establishments. Together they employ 474,384 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations?
$73,122/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations employment?
New York leads with 61,318 workers. California (42,767) and Illinois (34,100) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations receive?
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations businesses received 103 SBA loans totaling $23 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $224K. These loans supported 578 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 73% of that same 259-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 54,537 establishments, 474,384 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 103 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 8139 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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