Paid employees consist of full and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations, who (for all sectors except Construction and Manufacturing) were on the payroll during the pay period including March 12. Included are employees on paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are proprietors or partners of unincorporated businesses. The definition of paid employees is the same as that used on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 941.
Excludes employees of departments or concessions operated by other companies at the establishment; full- and part-time leased employees whose payroll was filed under an employee leasing company's Employer Identification Number; and temporary staffing obtained from a staffing service.
Included are salaried members of professional service organizations or associations which operate under state professional corporation statutes and file corporate federal income tax returns. Not included are employees of departments or concessions operated by other companies at the establishment; full- and part-time leased employees whose payroll was filed under an employee leasing company's Employer Identification Number; and temporary staffing obtained from a staffing service.
Comprises all full-time and part-time employees on the payrolls of establishments who worked or received pay for any part of the pay period including the 12th of March, May, August, and November, divided by 4.
Leased employees, that is, those whose payroll is filed with the IRS by an employee leasing company, are counted together with the employment of the industry where work is performed and also in the employment for NAICS 561330, Employee Leasing Services.
Excluded are full- and part-time leased employees whose payroll was filed under an employee leasing company's Employer Identification Number. Also, excluded are independent (nonemployee) agents.
Also included are employees working for miners paid on a per ton, car, or yard basis. Excluded are employees at the mine but on the payroll of another employer (such as employees of contractors) and employees at company stores, boardinghouses, bunkhouses, and recreational centers. Also excluded are members of the Armed Forces and pensioners carried on the active rolls but not working during the period.
Leased employees are counted together with the employment of the industry where work is performed and also in the employment for NAICS 561330, Employee Leasing Services.
Excluded are full- and part-time leased employees whose payroll was filed under an employee leasing company's Employer Identification Number.