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- United States Census Bureau Quick FactsEnter the country, state, county, or geography to get a statistical overview of the area. Scroll to the business section.
- Census Data Advanced SearchLocate Area Profiles
Locate Tables:
Employment/Industry
Use the geography filter to select your geography and then narrow your search by topic.
Example:
Geography- Aiken county; South Carolina
Topic- Employment (Select Industry category)
Other
- Data USA:Under Aiken County search "employment by occupations"
NAICS Code search
- NAICS Code search
- Search for the NAICS Code for your BLS Serial Number.
Locate Data For Tables (1, 2, 3, & 4)
- FRED Economic dataUse for table 1.
- Data by Place: Bureau of Economic AnalysisUse for Table 1.
Personal Income by State
Use for Table 3.
labor earnings column. - Bureau of Labor Statistics Data ToolsUse for tables (2,3 & 4)
- Bureau of Economic Analysis: Home"BEA is an agency of the Department of Commerce. BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the nation's economy. To do this, BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public."
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Series ID Formats (ENU numbers))Use the Series ID to identify the county, table type, and industry. The industry number in series ID is based on the NAICS code.
Growth Rates: Formula, How to Calculate, and Definition
For tables 1 & 2 you will need to calculate the growth rate.
- Growth Rates: Formula, How to Calculate, and Definition
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- Guide to Understanding the Growth Rate
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- What Formulas are Used to Calculate Growth Rates?
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Share of Total
In table 4 you will need to calculate the share of the total. The share of total is calculated by adding all of the labor earnings for each of the industries together to get a total for all industries.
You will divide each industry by the sum of all the industries to get a percentage.
Example: Labor earnings for manufacturing / divided by the total of all labor earnings for all industries in the table.