U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census , Series EC02-22A-1US, issued
August 2005.
For more information:
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
Establishment
An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted and/or services are provided. It is not
necessarily identical with a company or enterprise, which may consist of one establishment or more. Economic census
figures represent a summary of reports for individual establishments rather than companies. For cases where a census report
was received, separate information was obtained for each location where business was conducted. When administrative
records of other Federal agencies were used instead of a census report, no information was available on the number of
locations operated. Each economic census establishment was tabulated according to the physical location at which the
business was conducted. The count of establishments represents those in business at any time during 1997.
When two activities or more were carried on at a single location under a single ownership, all activities generally were
grouped together as a single establishment. The entire establishment was classified on the basis of its major activity and all
data for it were included in that classification. However, when distinct and separate economic activities (for which different
industry classification codes were appropriate) were conducted at a single location under a single ownership, separate
establishment reports for each of the different activities were obtained in the census.
Sales, Shipments, Receipts, Revenue, or Business Done
Includes the total sales, shipments, receipts, revenue, or business done by establishments within the scope of the economic
census.
Utilities sector – Includes revenue from all business activities whether or not payment was received in the census year.
Revenue does not include sales and other taxes collected from customers and remitted directly by the firm to a local, state,
or Federal tax agency.
Annual Payroll
Payroll includes all forms of compensation, such as salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, vacation
allowances, sick-leave pay, and employee contributions, to qualified pension plans paid during the year to all employees.
For corporations, payroll includes amounts paid to officers and executives; for unincorporated businesses, it does not
include profit or other compensation of proprietors or partners. Payroll is reported before deductions for social security,
income tax, insurance, union dues, etc. This definition of payroll is the same as that used by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) on Form 941.
Paid Employees
Paid employees consists of full-time and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations.
Included are employees on paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are proprietors and partners of
unincorporated businesses. The definition of paid employees is the same as that used on IRS Form 941.
Utilities sector. Includes all employees who were on the payroll during the pay period including March 12.
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referenced on dataset section Notes (#2)
