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Income and Employment in the United States |
What this map layer shows:
Estimated total personal
income, number of jobs, average wage per job, estimated per capita personal
income, and estimated per capita number of jobs, between 1979 and 2003. |
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Background Information |
Sample Map
The Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA), part of the U.S.
Department of Commerce, collects, analyzes, and publishes economic data. Among
the many statistics compiled by BEA are estimated total personal income,
the average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs, the average
wage per job, and estimated per capita personal income.
BEA conducts research and analysis, develops and implements methods
of estimation, and produces economic statistics. Its work enables
government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American
public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy. In
addition, these economic statistics are key ingredients in critical decisions
affecting monetary policy, tax and budget projections, and business investment
plans. These map layers were compiled by the National Atlas of
the United States® from information provided by BEA.
The total personal income of an area is all the income that is received
by, or on behalf of, the residents of a particular area. It is
the sum of wage and salary payments, other labor income, proprietors'
income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments,
rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment, personal
dividend income, personal interest income, and transfer payments to persons,
minus personal contributions for social insurance (Social Security, Medicare,
Medicaid, etc.) BEA collects this statistic for States and counties.
The average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs includes all
jobs for which wages and salaries are paid, except jury and witness
service and paid employment of prisoners. Full-time and part-time jobs
are counted at equal weight, and employees, sole proprietors, and active
partners are all included. Unpaid family workers and volunteers
are not included. BEA collects this statistic for States and counties.
The average wage per job is the wage and salary disbursements divided
by the number of wage and salary jobs in the county. Wage and salary
disbursements consist of the monetary remuneration of employees, including
the compensation of corporate officers; commissions, tips, and bonuses;
and receipts-in-kind, or pay-in-kind, such as the meals furnished to
the employees of restaurants. It reflects the amount of payments
disbursed, but not necessarily earned during the year. BEA collects
this statistic for counties.
Per capita personal income is calculated as the personal income of the
residents of a given area divided by the resident population of the area.
The personal income of an area is all the income that is received by,
or on behalf of, the residents of a particular area, and is the sum of
wage and salary payments, other labor income, proprietors' income with
inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, rental income
of persons with capital consumption adjustment, personal dividend income,
personal interest income, and transfer payments to persons, minus personal
contributions for social insurance (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,
etc.) BEA collects this statistic for States and counties.
Per capita number of jobs is calculated as the average annual number
of full-time and part-time jobs in a county divided by the resident
population of the county. This statistic is not collected by BEA
but was calculated using the statistics available from BEA on population
and number of jobs.
All State and local area dollar estimates are in current dollars, not
adjusted for inflation. In computing per capita personal income and
per capita number of jobs, the Census Bureau's annual midyear population
estimates were used.
The Income and Employment in the United States map layers show estimated
total personal income, number of jobs, average wage per job, estimated
per capita personal income, and per capita number of jobs, for the United
States, between 1979 and 2003. Statistics are reported by county. There
are eight map layers; each layer includes statistics for years in which
the county boundaries were the same, which were 1979-1981, 1982, 1983-1987,
1988, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 1993-2001, and 2002-2003. For additional
economic statistics for the United States, see the BEA Home Page. |
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