To provide annual statistics for U.S. businesses with no paid employment and payroll. The United States Code,
Titles 13 and 26, authorizes this program. Businesses that have no paid employment and payroll; have receipts of $1,000
or more ($1 or more for the construction sector); and file tax forms for sole
proprietorships (Form 1040, Schedule C), partnerships (Form 1065), or corporations
(the Form 1120 series). All NAICS industries are included with some exceptions;crop
and animal production; investment funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles;
management of companies and enterprises; and public administration. Data for
non-employers are provided at broader levels of industry than data for employers.
The Census Bureau publishes non-employer data for 298 separate industries. The
2000 Non-Employer Statistics had over 16.5 million establishments. Information for non-employer establishments includes business location, NAICS
classification, form of organization, and receipts. Sole proprietor establishments
complete separate tax Schedule C forms, and partnership and corporate establishments
have separate Employer Identification Numbers (EINs). Data generally represent activity during the reference year. Data has been
collected annually since 1997. Prior to 1997, Non-Employer Statistics
were published as part of the 1992, 1987, 1977, and 1972 Economic Census. Data
generally represent activity during the reference year. As a compilation of information from Federal tax records, each year, non-employer
data are used as a component of the sales and receipts estimates for business
current surveys, and of the sample frame for surveys of businesses without paid
employment. For years covered by the economic censuses, non-employer data are
also processed, tabulated, and released as census statistics reports. Employer
data are used each year to update the Business Register
(BR).
Since 1994, the Internal Revenue Service has supplied selected statistical
information from business income tax records annually. After initial census-year processing, data from tax records for non-employer
businesses are consolidated into a single universe file. Previous census-year
data for all non-employer businesses are replaced in each universe file, the
new data are tabulated by industry classification, and tabulated data are
forwarded for use in sector-based statistical programs and economic census
data product. The annual Non-Employer Statistics are available about 18 months after
each reference year. Data are available for the U.S. states, metro areas, and
counties. Our Internet release includes hypertext tables (html), print format
(pdf), and comma-delimited format (csv) for spreadsheet or database use. The CD-ROM
includes detailed NAICS classifications for 298 industries down to the County
level. The 2000 Non-Employer Statistics CD-ROM includes data from 1997
through 2000. Non-employer statistics are provided
for statistical use in Census Bureau economic census programs; are a primary
source of summary statistics used and published by women- and minority owned
businesses survey programs; and are available as an annual data release. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis uses these data to account for the total Gross
Domestic Product for all businesses. Provides the only source of detailed and comprehensive data on the scope, nature, and activities of U.S. businesses
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