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Chapter 5.
Employment and Wages Covered by Unemployment Insurance
Uses
The ES-202 data series is the most complete universe of
monthly employment and quarterly wage information by
industry, county, and State. The series have broad
economic significance in evaluating labor trends and
major industry developments in time series analyses and
industry comparisons, and in special studies such as
analyses of wages by size of establishment.
The program provides data necessary to both the
Employment and Training Administration and the various
State employment security agencies in administering the
employment security program. The data accurately reflect
the extent of coverage of the State unemployment laws and
are used to measure UI revenues; National, State, and
local area employment; and total and taxable wage trends.
The information is used as an input for actuarial
studies, determination of experience ratings, maximum
benefit levels, and areas needing Federal assistance. It
also assists in determining the solvency of unemployment
insurance funds.
The ES-202 data are used by a variety of other BLS
programs. They serve, for example, as the basic source of
benchmark information for employment by industry and by
size of establishment in the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program. The Unemployment Insurance Name
and Address File, developed in conjunction with the
ES-202 report, also serves as a national sampling frame
for establishment surveys by the Producer Price Index,
Occupational Safety and Health Statistics, Employment
Cost Index, and other compensation programs.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department
of Commerce uses ES-202 wage data as a base for
estimating a large part of the wage and salary component
of national income and gross domestic product. A
subdivision of these accounts, personal income, is
instrumental in determining Federal allocation of program
grants to State and local governments. The Social
Security Administration and State governments also use
ES-202 data in updating economic assumptions and
forecasting trends in their taxable wage base.
Finally, business and public and private research
organizations find the ES-202 program one of the best
sources of detailed employment and wage statistics.
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References
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
