Current Population Survey• Joint BLS/Census Bureau Product• Sampling design– About 60,000 occupied housing units monthly

nationally– 4-8-4 design

• National/Regional Data– VERY limited state data

• Monthly Supplements– Annual Social & Economic Supplement (ASEC)

Survey of Income and Program Participation

• Measures Income and Program Participation over time

• Longitudinal panels – Details vary for each panel– About 50,000 households nationally at start of

panel– Panel followed for 2-1/4 to 4 yrs– Interviewed every 3 or 4 months

• VERY detailed questions• Topical panels

Economic Census• Census of Businesses– Excludes

• Agriculture & Government sectors • Some specific industries covered by other sources

• Timing– Covers years ending in 2 and 7– Conducted in years ending in 3 and 8

• Sampling– All multi-establishment firms– All businesses over a certain size – Sample of businesses under threshold

Economic Census (cont’d)• Data Content– Core

• Employment• Wages• Establishments• Sales, etc.

– Special topics based on industry

• Geography– Depends on Sector

• Can go to places or ZIP Code

– Thresholds may apply

Other Economic Series• County/ZIP Business Patterns– Based on• IRS Tax Returns• Census Bureau Survey

– About 18 month lag– Data• Establishments• Employees• Payroll• Establishments by employment size class

Other Economic Series (cont’d)• Non-employer Statistics– Based on IRS Tax Filings– $1,000 revenue minimum– Data by County of tax filing, not always location of

business– 5-digit NAICS industry– Businesses and Revenues only

• Annual Survey of Manufactures– Many of the same data items as Economic Census– Nation & States only– NAICS Subsector for states

Governments• BROAD Definition of Government– Many special districts are included

• Data Collection– Voluntary– Exact methods vary by reporting government

• NOT confidential• Reports on– Finances– Employment– Standardized Reporting Categories