The 2012 Economic CensusAn Overview and Update

PA State Data Center Meeting

Harrisburg/Hershey, PA

September 19, 2013

Presented by:

Andrew W. Hait

U.S. Census Bureau

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Outline

• Economic Programs “At a Glance”

• The 2012 Economic Census

• Changes from the 2007 EC (and how these affect PA)

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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 Nonsampling errors

• The Economic Census

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The Economic Census• Done on the years ending in “2” and “7”• Covers employer businesses in the U.S.• Collected on an establishment basis

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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

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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 Governments

Provides Economic Statistics about Governments Over TimeActs as a Public-sector Counterpart to Economic Census

Organization – Number of and Type of Governments; Characteristics of Local Governments by State and Type

• September 2013

Employment – Number of Part-Time and Full-Time Employees; One Month Payroll

• March 2014

Finance –Revenues, Expenditures, Debt, Cash and Securities, Taxes, Pensions, Education Finances

• State Tax Collections – April 2013• State-Administered Pensions – August 2013• State Government Finances – December 2013• State- and Local Government-Administered Pensions – April 2014• State- and Local Government Finances - April 2015

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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

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business.census.gov

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Current Features

• General Information• Promotional Tools & Materials• Respondent Information• Data Use Scenarios• Snapshots• Videos

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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

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New Industry 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/

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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/

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New for the 2012 Econ Census (cont.)

• New geographies– Metros and Economic Places– Reduction in use of pub cutoffs

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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.

Questions

Thank You!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at:

Andrew.W.Hait@census.gov(301)763-6747