About the 2007 Economic Census

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About the 2007 Economic Census

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History of the 2007 Economic Census

September 2011

Reports from Economic Censuses date back to 1810. Over time, more economic activities were counted. Since 2007, all stats are online, not found in publications.

Major Data Items Published in the 2007 Economic Census (not all-inclusive)

Several key statistics are tabulated for all industries covered in the 2007 Economic Census:

Number of establishments (or companies)
Number of employees
Payroll
Measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments or value of construction work done).

Other items vary by sector, as illustrated in the tables below.

Legend: A--All areas except ZIP Codes; C--Counties, Metros, States and National; M--Metros, States and National; S--States and National; N--National only; Z--ZIP Codes and States.

Number of establishments and firms

	Manufacturing	Mining	Construction	Retail Trade	Wholesale Trade	Management of companies	All other sectors
Establishments with payroll	A,Z	S	S	A,Z	A	A	A,Z
Establishments without payroll (nonemployers)	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Single-unit and multiunit establishments				N	N	N	N
Establishments by legal form of organization	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Firms	N	N		N	N	N	N
Franchising (selected industries only)	N		N	N	N	N	N

Employment

	Manufacturing	Mining	Construction	Retail Trade	Wholesale Trade	Management of companies	All other sectors
All employees	A	S	S	A	A	A	A
Production (construction) workers/hours	A	S	S
Employment size of establishment	A	S	S	N	N	N	N

Labor Costs

	Manufacturing	Mining	Construction	Retail Trade	Wholesale Trade	Management of companies	All other sectors
Payroll, entire year	A	S	S	A	A	A	A
Payroll, first quarter				A	A	A	A
Worker wages	A	S	S
Supplemental costs, including pensions and health insurance	S	S	S	N	N
Cost of contract labor				N	N

Sales, receipts or value of shipments/construction work done

	Manufacturing	Mining	Construction	Retail Trade	Wholesale Trade	Management of companies	All other sectors
Establishments with payroll	A	S	S	A	A	A	A
By specific product, line, or type of construction	S	S	S	M	M		S
Sales/receipts size of establishments			S	N,Z	N		N,Z (selected sectors only)
Class of customer				N	N		N
Type of structure			N
E-commerce sales	N

Expenses

	Manufacturing	Mining	Construction	Retail Trade	Wholesale Trade	All other sectors
Total				N	N	N
Cost of materials, parts, etc.	A	S	S	N	N
Cost of fuels	S	S	S	N	N
Energy consumed	S	S
Cost of electricity	S	S	S	N	N
Cost of other utilities				N	N
Products bought for resale	S	S
Taxes and license fees				N	N
Cost of office supplies
Depreciation charges	S	S		N	N
Commission expense				N	N
Purchased services:
..Advertising	N			N	N
..Rental payments	S	S	S	N	N
..Legal services	N
..Accounting services	N
..Data processing services	N			N	N
..Refuse removal	N
..Communications services	N	S	S	N	N
..Purchased repairs	N		S	N	N
..Cost of contract work	S	S		N	N