NAICS Changes for 2017 Highlights of Impending NAICS Changes Include: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (2012 NAICS Code 211111) will be broken into two new codes in 2017. These codes will be 211120, Crude Petroleum Extraction and 211130, Natural Gas Extraction. Also, Natural Gas Liquid Extraction, (2012 NAICS Code 211112) will become NAICS [Continue Reading]
What Exactly Are NAICS & SIC Codes? SIC: The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system was originally developed in the 1930’s to classify establishments by the type of activity in which they are primarily engaged. The purpose of this task was to promote the comparability of establishment data to describe the US and Canadian Economies. [Continue Reading]
What is a NAICS Code? A NAICS (pronounced NAKES) Code is a classification within the North American Industry Classification System. The NAICS System was developed for use by Federal Statistical Agencies for the collection, analysis and publication of statistical data related to the US Economy. It was adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification [Continue Reading]