Appendix Table 2017

Appendix table 1. Survey establishment response, March 2017

Establishments

Civilian

Private industry

State and local
governments

Total in sampling frame¹

6,211,244

5,978,422

232,822

Total in sample

11,400

9,802

1,598

Responding²

8,175

6,728

1,447

Refused³

2,149

2,009

140

Out of business or not in survey scope

1,076

1,065

¹The sampling frame was developed from state unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). With some minor exceptions, an establishment is a single economic unit that engages in one, or predominantly one, type of economic activity. For private industry, the establishment is usually at a single physical location such as a mine, factory, office, or store; if a sampled establishment is owned by a larger entity with many locations, only the employment and characteristics of the establishment selected for the sample are considered for the survey. For state and local governments, an establishment can include more than one physical location, such as a school district or a police department.
²Establishments that provided data at the initial interview.
³Establishments that did not provide data at the initial interview. Data for establishments not responding at the time of update interviews are imputed. Detailed information on nonresponse adjustment and imputation can be found in BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 8, “National Compensation Measures,” Bureau of Labor Statistics, on the Internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.