EC0700A1 All sectors: Geographic Area Series: Economy-Wide Key Statistics: 2007

2007 Economic Census

The data in this file come from separate 2007 Economic Census Industry Series, Geographic Area Series, and Summary Series data files, as well as

data files from the 2007 Economic Census of Island Areas and the 2007 Nonemployer Statistics. These files are released on a flow basis from March

2009 through mid-2011. The national data are subject to change; they will be replaced when updated data are added from the Geographic Area

Series and Summary Series in 2010 and 2011. The first 4 data fields are for establishments of firms with payroll (employers), and the last 2 data fields

are for establishments of firms with no paid employees (nonemployers). For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling

error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology [pdf].

Geographic area

name

2007 North American

Industry

Classification

System (NAICS)

code

Meaning of 2007

North American

Industry

Classification

System (NAICS)

code

Meaning of Type of

operation or tax

status code code

Year code

Number of

employer

establishments

Employer value

of sales,

shipments,

receipts,

revenue, or

business done

($1,000)

United States 22111 Electric power

generation

Total 2007 1,934 120,967,538

United States 221111 Hydroelectric power

generation

Total 2007 295 2,185,084

United States 221112 Fossil fuel electric

power generation

Total 2007 1,248 85,361,552

United States 221113 Nuclear electric power

generation

Total 2007 79 28,995,547

United States 221119 Other electric power

generation

Total 2007 312 4,425,355

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Geographic area

name

2007 North American

Industry

Classification

System (NAICS)

code

Meaning of 2007

North American

Industry

Classification

System (NAICS)

code

Meaning of Type of

operation or tax

status code code

Year code

Annual payroll

($1,000)

Number of paid

employees for

pay period

including March

12

United States 22111 Electric power

generation

Total 2007 11,297,132 122,793

United States 221111 Hydroelectric power

generation

Total 2007 290,481 4,086

United States 221112 Fossil fuel electric

power generation

Total 2007 6,413,011 74,860

United States 221113 Nuclear electric power

generation

Total 2007 4,082,944 37,972

United States 221119 Other electric power

generation

Total 2007 510,696 5,875

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Geographic area

name

2007 North American

Industry

Classification

System (NAICS)

code

Meaning of 2007

North American

Industry

Classification

System (NAICS)

code

Meaning of Type of

operation or tax

status code code

Year code

Number of

nonemployer

establishments

Nonemployer

value of sales,

shipments,

receipts,

revenue, or

business done

($1,000)

United States 22111 Electric power

generation

Total 2007 N N

United States 221111 Hydroelectric power

generation

Total 2007 N N

United States 221112 Fossil fuel electric

power generation

Total 2007 N N

United States 221113 Nuclear electric power

generation

Total 2007 N N

United States 221119 Other electric power

generation

Total 2007 N N

N Not available or not comparable

Universe Description

The universe of this file is all operating establishments with one or more paid employees. This universe includes all establishments classified in the

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes 21 through 813990.

Data Items

This file contains data on:

 • Number of employer establishments

 • Sales, receipts, revenue, shipments, or value of business done for employer establishments

 • Annual payroll of employer establishments

 • Total employment of employer establishments

 • Number of nonemployer establishments

 • Receipts for nonemployer establishments

Note: The inclusion of the data for nonemployer establishments (establishments with no paid employees) is new for the 2007 Economic Census

Economy-Wide Key Statistics data file.

Geographic Coverage

The data are shown for employer establishments at the US, State, Combined Statistical Area, Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area,

Metropolitan Division, Consolidated City, County (and equivalent), and Economic Place (and equivalent; incorporated and unincorporated) levels for

the U.S. and the Island Areas. Data for nonemployer establishments are shown for the U.S. for all levels except for Economic Places and only for

Puerto Rico for the Island Areas. New for 2007 are unincorporated places (Census Designated Places) in the U.S..

Industry Detail

The data are shown at the 2- through 6-digit NAICS code levels for all Economic Census sectors and at the 7- and 8-digit NAICS code levels for

selected Economic Census sectors.

Other Variables Identifying Records

For the Wholesale sector, data are published for Total Wholesale Trade and for Merchant Wholesalers. For the Services sectors, data are published

for All Establishments, as well as Taxable and Tax Exempt Establishments.

Release Schedule

The data in this file are scheduled for release starting in March 2009 and ending in August 2010.

Related Data Files

Additional statistics not shown in this file are available in the Industry, Geographic Area, Subjects, and Summary Series files released for each sector

within the Economic Census for the U.S. Additional statistics not shown in this file are also available in the Geographic Area Series data files released

fromthe Economic Census of Island Areas.

Data Limitations

Data are shown for selected industries following cutoffs that vary by state, metropolitan and micropolitan area, county, and place. Also, see Survey

Methodology for additional information on data limitations.

File Sequence

Data are presented in ascending geography (GEO_ID) by NAICS code (NAICS2007) sequence.

Estimated File Size

Approx. 400 MB

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census, 2007 Economic Census of Island Areas, and 2007 Nonemployer Statistics.

Note: The data in this file are based on the 2007 Economic Census, and the related programs listed above. To maintain confidentiality, the Census

Bureau suppresses data to protect the identity of any business or individual. The census results in this file contain sampling and nonsampling error.

Data users who create their own estimates using data from this file should cite the Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. For the full

technical documentation, see Survey Methodology link in headnote above.

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