Historical Employment and Wages, 1975 - 2000 New York State and Counties, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Based Data

Historical data for the years 1975-2000 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. With the release of data in March 2003, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) replaced the SIC system. NAICS-based data is available from 2000 forward. SIC-and NAICS-based data are not comparable.

The following information relates to the ES-202/QCEW data set for New York State. The data available are annual average employment and wages for all employees covered by unemployment insurance, grouped by industry division and county for 1975 through 2000. The ES-202/QCEW data are derived from information obtained from the administration of the Unemployment Insurance program. As such, the data are subject to breaks in continuity stemming from changes in (UI) coverage that are dictated by UI law. Data users should be aware that abrupt changes in employment or wage levels may result from administrative or legal changes rather than economic events.

Historical excel files by county (1975-2000)

Definitions
Average Employment	Average Annual Wages	Average Weekly Wages
County Code (FIPS)	Industry Code	Reporting Unit
State Code (FIPS)	Total Wages	Year

Average Employment:

The average employment is the summed monthly employment, as reported in the ES-202/QCEW, divided by 12.

Average Annual Wages:

The average wage is the average yearly wage paid to the employees of all the reporting units for the industry division and county as reported in the ES-202/QCEW. It is computed by dividing the total wages for the year by the average monthly employment.

Average Weekly Wages:

The average weekly wage is computed by dividing the total wages for the year by the average monthly employment, and then dividing the result by 52.

County Code (FIPS):

Each county in New York State has been assigned a numeric "FIPS" code by the Federal Government. These codes are used as the identifiers for the counties in this data set. Their meanings are listed below. Employees working in New York State, who cannot be classified as working in any one county, or who are working at sites that have not yet been classified, or are unknown, are reported in the classification, "Statewide." Also included in this classification are New York State residents employed overseas or out-of-state but electing to be covered by New York State Unemployment Insurance. Total employment in this classification generally numbers approximately 100,000 (approximately 1.25 percent of the total number of workers covered by New York State's Unemployment Insurance). Data users with access to New York State-specific files will find that these county codes differ from those used "in-house" by the New York State Department of Labor.

 

County Code (FIPS)
000 = Total state	001 = Albany	003 = Allegany
005 = Bronx	007 = Broome	009 = Cattaraugus
011 = Cayuga	013 = Chautauqua	015 = Chemung
017 = Chenango	019 = Clinton	021 = Columbia
023 = Cortland	025 = Delaware	027 = Dutchess
029 = Erie	031 = Essex	033 = Franklin
035 = Fulton	037 = Genesee	039 = Greene
041 = Hamilton	043 = Herkimer	045 = Jefferson
047 = Kings (Brooklyn)	049 = Lewis	051 = Livingston
053 = Madison	055 = Monroe	057 = Montgomery
059 = Nassau	061 = New York (Manhattan)	063 = Niagara
065 = Oneida	067 = Onondaga	069 = Ontario
071 = Orange	073 = Orleans	075 = Oswego
077 = Otsego	079 = Putnam	081 = Queens
083 = Rensselaer	085 = Richmond	087 = Rockland
089 = St. Lawrence	091 = Saratoga	093 = Schenectady
095 = Schoharie	097 = Schuyler	099 = Seneca
101 = Steuben	103 = Suffolk	105 = Sullivan
107 = Tioga	109 = Tompkins	111 = Ulster
113 = Warren	115 = Washington	117 = Wayne
119 = Westchester	121 = Wyoming	123 = Yates
999 = Statewide

Industry Code:

The industry code designates the division level of Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). The source for this classification is the "Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987," published by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The codes assigned to the industry divisions in the data set should not be confused with the "first digit" of the SIC code. Section 537 of the Labor Law requires that information provided by individual employers be kept confidential. Due to this confidentiality requirement, certain industry divisions have been consolidated in this data set. For the majority of the counties in the state, consolidating "Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing" with "Mining" and "Unclassified" yielded employment totals which could be disclosed to the public without jeopardizing the confidentiality of individual employer data. However, in a few counties further consolidation was required to obtain a disclosable total. For these counties, a different grouping included "Construction" with "Agriculture," "Mining" and the "Unclassified" group to obtain a releasable total. Therefore, the data sets for most counties have industry 01 but no industry 02. Industry 02 is the grouping for the special cases which required further consolidation. Users should not be alarmed to find that most of the counties have no industry 02. The numeric values assigned to the industry divisions in this data set follow.

 

Industry Code
00 = All Industries
01 = Agriculture, Mining & Unclassified
02 = Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Unclassified
03 = Construction
04 = Manufacturing
05 = Transportation & Public Utilities
06 = Wholesale Trade
07 = Retail Trade
08 = Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
09 = Services
10 = Public Administration

Reporting Unit:

The reporting unit is the economic unit for which data are submitted on the employer's unemployment insurance contribution report, or on a multiple worksite report. The reporting unit is often (though not always) synonomous with the terms "worksite" and "establishment."

State Code (FIPS):

The New York State "FIPS" identifier (36) is embedded in the file for those who wish to merge multi-state data sets.

Total Wages:

Total wages is the sum of all remunerations reported by all the reporting units in the ES-202/QCEW for the year.

Year:

The year is represented by all four digits (example: 1996 is 1996).