Why are the current industries different than previous years?
The North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) replaces the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) system in Federal statistical programs. NAICS is an industry classification
system that groups establishments into industries based on the activities in
which they are primarily engaged. The County Business Patterns program
tabulates on a NAICS basis starting with 1998.
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What is the source of CBP data?
CBP data are extracted from the Business Register, the Census Bureau's file
of all known single and multiestablishment companies. The Annual Company Organization
Survey and quinquennial Economic Censuses provide individual establishment data
for multi-location firms. Data for single-location firms are obtained from various
programs conducted by the Census Bureau, such as the Economic Censuses, the
Annual Survey of Manufactures, and Current Business Surveys, as well as from
administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Social Security
Administration (SSA), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Why do the numbers in CBP differ from those I see in other
publications?
CBP obtains data from census collections and administrative records for the
entire universe. Other surveys and time series covering the same industries
may be based on samples drawn from the universe. Sample data could differ somewhat
from data produced at the entire universe level. Additionally, industry classifications
among programs may differ. Also, employment and establishment counts may have
definitional differences and may represent different time intervals. For employment
figures, CBP includes full- and part-time employees who are on the payroll in
the pay period including March 12.
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What is excluded from CBP coverage?
Data are excluded for self-employed persons, employees of private households,
railroad employees, agricultural production workers, and for most government
employees (except for those working in wholesale liquor establishments, retail
liquor stores, Federally-chartered savings institutions, Federally-chartered
credit unions, and hospitals).
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I see CBP data on the Internet, but I would like to obtain
data for specific industries and counties for several years, and I need this
quickly. Can you help me?
Contact a representative at your State
Data Center. If the State Data Center cannot help you, our staff can extract
the data, but there may be a charge based on the time it takes to handle the
request.
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Are sales and receipts data provided in CBP?
No. Sales and receipts data are available from other Census Bureau programs.
For more information, check out the Census Bureau's economic
data.
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Does CBP provide occupational data?
No. CBP presents
the number of employees working in the primary industry of the establishment,
regardless of the individual's job within that establishment. Occupational data
are collected by the Housing
and Household Economic Statistics Division at the Census Bureau.
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CBP excludes government employment and payroll. Where can
I get this information?
This information is collected by the Governments
Division at the Census Bureau.
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For which years has CBP been published?
CBP has been published every year since 1964, and at irregular intervals since
1946.
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Why does adding the CBP detail exceed the aggregate total?
You could be counting the same record two or three times since it appears at
different summarization levels within the NAICS grouping. For example, an establishment
in NAICS 316110 is also a part of NAICS 31611 and 3161, as well as in the manufacturing
total. Therefore, summing the data at each NAICS level within this NAICS grouping
would make the detail exceed the aggregate total.
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Why do letters instead of numbers often appear in the columns?
Letters are shown to prevent disclosure of an individual employer. The letters
correspond to employment size ranges to provide some measure of cell size.
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What are statewide establishments?
Establishments without a fixed location or having an unknown county location
within a state are included under a "statewide" geography classification.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Last Revised: Wednesday, 13-Jul-2011 20:01:14 EDT
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