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The 2012 Economic Census An Overview and Update. PA State Data Center Meeting Harrisburg/Hershey, PA September 19, 2013 Presented by: Andrew W. Hait U.S. Census Bureau. Outline. Economic Programs “At a Glance” The 2012 Economic Census Changes from the 2007 EC (and how these affect PA).
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The 2012 Economic CensusAnOverview and Update PA State Data Center Meeting Harrisburg/Hershey, PA September 19, 2013 Presented by: Andrew W. Hait U.S. Census Bureau
Outline • Economic Programs “At a Glance” • The 2012 Economic Census • Changes from the 2007 EC (and how these affect PA)
Economic Programs Overview “Yes, the Census Bureau does something other than the demographic programs!” • Monthly, Quarterly, & Annual Economic Surveys • Limited data items published • Primarily national data and aggregated industries • Partial sector coverage • Sampling and Nonsamplingerrors • The Economic Census
The Economic Census • Done on the years ending in “2” and “7” • Covers employer businesses in the U.S. • Collected on an establishment basis
The Economic Census Offers… • Over 200 unique industry statistics • National-, state-, metro-, county-, place-, and ZIP Code-level data (varies by sector) • Industry detail: 2- thru 6-digit NAICS codes • 18 of the 20 NAICS sectors covered; excluded: • Agriculture (covered by USDA/NASS) • Governments (covered by Census of Governments) • Very accurate
Related Economic Programs • Economic Census of Island Areas • Covers American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands • Survey of Business Owners • Business data by Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Veteran Status of Business Owner
2012 Census of GovernmentsProvides Economic Statistics about Governments Over TimeActs as a Public-sector Counterpart to Economic Census
The 2012 Economic Census • About 4 million businesses mailed one of over 500 unique forms by end of Dec. 2012 • 170,000 to PA businesses • All large & mid-size employers • Sample of small employers • Electronic response also offered • See http://www.census.gov/econ/census/media/information_promotion/forms/pa.html) • 2007 response rate - 93% large co’s; 86% overall • Outreach underway to promote response and use of the data
Current Features • General Information • Promotional Tools & Materials • Respondent Information • Data Use Scenarios • Snapshots • Videos
BCG, Phase 2 • Shift Focus to Data Users (Nov. 2013) • Data User pages • New Finding Data Tools • How to Use the Data Use Cases • Information and Help Centers • Organizations pages • Resource Center • Respondent pages
NewIndustry Statistics Portal • Access to all programs which publish data for a user-selected industry • Replaces the Industry Statistics Sampler • Easier to use with updated and simpler interface • Expanded links to economic programs data on AFF • Definitions and information on industry comparability • Available at http://www.census.gov/econ/isp/
New for the 2012 Econ Census • New industries and changes to existing ones • Breakout of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass electric power generation • Consolidation of over 100 manufacturing industries • Tweaks to other sectors & industries • See http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
New for the 2012 Econ Census (cont.) • New geographies • Metros andEconomic Places • Reduction in use of pub cutoffs
New for the 2012 Econ Census (cont.) • New data and data products • Product revisions to conform to NAPCS • Enterprise Statistics report (see http://www.census.gov/econ/esp/)
When is it Coming Out? • Planned Release Schedule: • Advanced Report – March 2014* • Industry Series – May 2014 – February 2015 • Visit business.census.gov (BCG) for the full release schedule *At the end of March, Congress enacted a continuing appropriations bill that included automatic spending cuts due to sequestration and other substantial cuts. The reduced funding will cause a delay of three months in the release of 2012 Economic Census statistical products.
Thank You! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at: Andrew.W.Hait@census.gov (301)763-6747