NAICS - Public Administration

This sector consists 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 set policy, create laws, adjudicate civil and criminal legal cases, and provide for public safety and national defense. Ownership is generally not a criterion for classification in NAICS, therefore when separate establishment records are available, the administration of a government activity will be classified in Public Administration and the operation of the government activity will be classified in the sector that includes such operations. When separate establishment details for government agencies are not available, those agencies will be classified in the Public Administration sector.