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BEA 05-02

County Estimates of Compensation by Industry: 1998-2003

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County Estimates of Compensation by Industry: 1998-2003

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) today releases for the first time county estimates of compensation by industry. Compensation–the sum of wage and salary disbursements and supplements to wages and salaries-is a key statistic in the personal income account. The compensation by industry estimates for 1998-2003 are presented in a new table–CA06, Compensation of Employees by Industry that can be accessed interactively at www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis.

The county estimates by industry for 2003 are available 13 months after the end of the calendar year. This release marks an acceleration, by 4 months, in the availability of detailed industry statistics for local areas. Previously, the earliest release of local area estimates by industry was 17 months after the end of the year when earnings by industry-the sum of compensation and proprietors' income-was presented. This acceleration of the release of a key component of substate personal income meets BEA's Strategic Plan goal of improving the timeliness of county-level personal income and its components.

The estimates of compensation by industry, cover 114 industries and aggregates for 3,111 counties. In addition to the county estimates, BEA also is releasing compensation by industry for metropolitan areas, micropolitan areas, combined statistical areas, and BEA economic areas. A sample table for King County, Washington is attached.

Tables presenting the comprehensive measure of personal income for local areas-including CA05, Personal Income by Major Source and Earnings by Industry-will be released April 27, 2005.

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	                 Compensation of Employees by Industry for King County, Washington, 2001-2003
                               			[Thousands of dollars]
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                                                                           2001        2002        2003
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Compensation of employees, received 1/                                  68,947,235  68,661,889  69,577,460
Total wage and salary disbursements                                     57,677,208  56,449,478  56,770,709
Total supplements to wages and salaries                                 11,270,027  12,212,411  12,806,751
 Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds         6,482,269   7,379,783   7,836,590
 Employer contributions for government social insurance                  4,787,758   4,832,628   4,970,161
Total average compensation per job (dollars) 2/                             56,272      58,084      59,692
       Compensation of employees by industry
 Farm compensation                                                          36,651      32,562      36,465
 Nonfarm compensation                                                   68,910,584  68,629,327  69,540,995
  Private compensation                                                  60,759,551  60,012,201  60,435,625
   Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other 3/                     203,131     241,897     259,150
    Forestry and logging                                                    48,916      57,378      55,069
    Fishing, hunting, and trapping                                         144,334     173,307     190,225
    Agriculture and forestry support activities                              9,881      11,212      13,856
    Other 3/                                                                     0           0           0
   Mining                                                                   34,117      32,382      33,891
    Oil and gas extraction                                                     (D)         (D)           0
    Mining (except oil and gas)                                             32,414      30,929      32,390
    Support activities for mining                                              (D)         (D)       1,501
   Utilities                                                               117,765     109,084     101,076
   Construction                                                          3,753,322   3,562,101   3,482,846
    Construction of buildings                                            1,079,728   1,041,550     995,778
    Heavy and civil engineering construction                               479,664     450,389     440,292
    Specialty trade contractors                                          2,193,930   2,070,162   2,046,776
   Manufacturing                                                         8,893,866   9,366,496   8,571,429
    Durable goods manufacturing                                          7,213,849   7,204,574   6,870,478
     Wood product manufacturing                                             78,725      62,620      64,919
     Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing                             165,592     157,196     168,251
     Primary metal manufacturing                                            66,523      66,038      69,164
     Fabricated metal product manufacturing                                332,719     342,484     325,020
     Machinery manufacturing                                               350,263     308,813     294,069
     Computer and electronic product manufacturing                         868,441     878,326     776,906
     Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing                      123,481     123,549     148,611
     Motor vehicle manufacturing                                               (D)         (D)         (D)
     Transportation equipment mfg. excl. motor vehicles                        (D)         (D)         (D)
     Furniture and related product manufacturing                           133,296     115,633     115,734
     Miscellaneous manufacturing                                           416,662     380,121     349,165
    Nondurable goods manufacturing                                       1,680,017   2,161,922   1,700,951
     Food manufacturing                                                    612,841     608,797     618,354
     Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing                             94,112     121,988     130,751
     Textile mills                                                           5,483       2,884       2,702
     Textile product mills                                                  68,995      70,922      69,443
     Apparel manufacturing                                                  46,069      45,306      44,367
     Leather and allied product manufacturing                               10,238      10,246      12,616
     Paper manufacturing                                                   114,312     123,227     119,574
     Printing and related support activities                               333,780     308,373     287,116
     Petroleum and coal products manufacturing                               8,990       9,395      13,856
     Chemical manufacturing                                                263,906     727,320     263,508
     Plastics and rubber products manufacturing                            121,291     133,464     138,664
   Wholesale trade                                                       4,510,204   4,455,810   4,542,389
   Retail trade                                                          4,196,712   4,231,659   4,263,779
    Motor vehicle and parts dealers                                        673,724     667,424     675,570
    Furniture and home furnishings stores                                  205,750     215,878     224,001
    Electronics and appliance stores                                       294,172     252,007     255,127
    Building material and garden supply stores                             341,888     319,011     327,149
    Food and beverage stores                                               699,640     713,469     726,252
    Health and personal care stores                                        207,883     194,857     216,764
    Gasoline stations                                                       77,827      75,692      84,762
    Clothing and clothing accessories stores                               376,618     369,033     328,238
    Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores                           178,872     177,896     173,616
    General merchandise stores                                             420,479     441,318     499,718
    Miscellaneous store retailers                                          266,502     268,825     277,900
    Nonstore retailers                                                     453,357     536,249     474,682
   Transportation and warehousing                                        2,736,802   2,672,941   2,742,195
    Air transportation                                                     865,179     839,266     827,938
    Rail transportation                                                    115,416     117,624         (D)
    Water transportation                                                   188,735     208,670     212,331
    Truck transportation                                                   394,312     367,322     367,775
    Transit and ground passenger transportation                            100,900      86,256      85,751
    Pipeline transportation                                                    (D)         (D)         (D)
    Scenic and sightseeing transportation                                   17,451      17,998      17,473
    Support activities for transportation                                  597,922     573,672     602,798
    Couriers and messengers                                                    (D)         (D)     363,580
    Warehousing and storage                                                136,361     144,877     139,088
   Information                                                          11,464,921  10,204,715  10,057,756
    Publishing industries, except Internet                               8,839,672   7,972,779   8,157,642
    Motion picture and sound recording industries                           76,279      66,277      73,224
    Broadcasting, except Internet                                          214,862     193,322     203,669
    Internet publishing and broadcasting                                       (D)     105,426      83,894
    Telecommunications                                                   1,813,433   1,577,369   1,316,955
    ISPs, search portals, and data processing                              349,631     267,115     200,406
    Other information services                                                 (D)      22,427      21,966
   Finance and insurance                                                 3,957,784   4,175,992   4,687,589
    Monetary authorities - central bank                                        (D)         (D)         (D)
    Credit intermediation and related activities                         1,410,617   1,677,447   2,160,730
    Securities, commodity contracts, investments                           866,340     831,166     814,662
    Insurance carriers and related activities                            1,598,760   1,604,087   1,670,912
    Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles                                (D)         (D)         (D)
   Real estate and rental and leasing                                    1,120,767   1,110,982   1,161,101
    Real estate                                                            817,946     833,844     891,081
    Rental and leasing services                                            285,014     259,679     253,759
    Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets                               17,807      17,459      16,261
   Professional and technical services                                   6,850,142   6,414,023   6,328,008
   Management of companies and enterprises                               1,833,279   1,934,037   2,133,834
   Administrative and waste services                                     2,374,945   2,453,134   2,612,753
    Administrative and support services                                  2,237,994   2,317,470   2,491,921
    Waste management and remediation services                              136,951     135,664     120,832
   Educational services                                                    537,026     542,084     553,764
   Health care and social assistance                                     4,150,506   4,427,984   4,663,457
    Ambulatory health care services                                      1,885,371   2,041,222   2,155,942
    Hospitals                                                            1,318,883   1,394,261   1,488,414
    Nursing and residential care facilities                                445,242     462,833     482,396
    Social assistance                                                      501,010     529,668     536,705
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation                                     755,750     722,114     778,173
    Performing arts and spectator sports                                   400,407     389,726     419,597
    Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks                              55,477      47,706      52,647
    Amusement, gambling, and recreation                                    299,866     284,682     305,929
   Accommodation and food services                                       1,691,233   1,707,684   1,776,458
    Accommodation                                                          356,285     347,713     377,004
    Food services and drinking places                                    1,334,948   1,359,971   1,399,454
   Other services, except public administration                          1,577,279   1,647,082   1,685,977
    Repair and maintenance                                                 475,143     502,382     477,260
    Personal and laundry services                                          378,916     378,626     388,211
    Membership associations and organizations                              593,088     638,893     678,941
    Private households                                                     130,132     127,181     141,565
  Government and government enterprises                                  8,151,033   8,617,126   9,105,370
   Federal, civilian                                                     1,689,697   1,753,221   1,871,363
   Military                                                                194,755     238,590     307,160
   State and local                                                       6,266,581   6,625,315   6,926,847
    State government                                                     2,203,080   2,351,240   2,480,088
    Local government                                                     4,063,501   4,274,075   4,446,759
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D. Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information, but the estimates for this item are
included in the total.

1. The estimates of compensation for 2001-2003 are based on the 2002 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2. Total average compensation per job is compensation of employees received divided
by total full-time and part-time wage and salary employment.
3. "Other" consists of the wage and salary disbursements of U.S. residents employed
by international organizations and foreign embassies and consulates in the United States.
Source:  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis