General Information: (312) 353-1880 For Immediate Release: Media Contact: Paul LaPorte Thursday, March 1, 2007 (312) 353-1138 http://www.bls.gov/ro5 JEFFERSON COUNTY, IN NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY, AUGUST 2006 The Jefferson County, IN National Compensation Survey (NCS) summary is now available. The survey includes wage data for 8 occupational groups with additional detail for occupations within selected groups. Wages are available by worker characteristics including full-time or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. Average rates of pay are available for levels of work within an occupation based on knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. In all, two tables of data are included in the Jefferson County publication. The August 2006 Jefferson County pay survey incorporates the following changes: 1. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2. An expanded scope of establishments, lowering the minimum establishment size for private industry from 50 workers to 1 worker 3. Imputation for temporary non-response situations 4. Benchmarking of estimated employment 5. Redesigned tables, to reflect the new classification system and to emphasize work levels View the publication on-line Text format: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0883.txt PDF: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0883.pdf # # #
Last Modified Date: March 1, 2007