Statistics of U.S. Businesses
Record Layout
ANNUAL DATA - United States & States                                


               Data  
Name           Type     Description

STATE           C       Geographic Area Code
                          U.S. = 00
                          FIPS State 2-digit codes

NAICS           C       Industry Code 
                          6-digit, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
                             
ENTRSIZE        C       Enterprise Employment Size Code

FIRM            N       Number of Firms

ESTB            N       Number of Establishments

EMPL            N       Employment with Noise

EMPFL_R         C       Employment Range Flag / Data Suppression Flag

                        This denotes employment size class for data withheld to avoid disclosure (confidentiality) 
                        or withheld because data do not meet publication standards.
 
                                A       0-19
                                B       20-99
                                C       100-249
                                E       250-499
                                F       500-999
                                G       1,000-2,499
                                H       2,500-4,999
                                I       5,000-9,999
                                J       10,000-24,999
                                K       25,000-49,999
                                L       50,000-99,999
                                M       100,000 or More

EMPFL_N         C       Employment Noise Flag 
                        
                                G       Low noise applied to cell value (0 to < 2%)
                                H       Medium noise applied to cell value (2 to < 5%)
                                D       Data withheld and value set to 0 to avoid disclosing data for
                                        individual businesses; data are included in higher level totals. 
                                S       Data withheld and value set to 0 to avoise releasing information that does
                                        not meet publication standards; data are included in higher level totals.

PAYR            N       Annual Payroll ($1,000) with Noise
      
PAYRFL_N        C       Annual Payroll Noise Flag

STATEDSCR       C       State Description

NAICSDSCR       C       NAICS Industry Description

ENTRSIZEDSCR    C       Enterprise Employment Size Description