2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series: First Release of Data for Five Sectors

News Release from US Census, April 6, 2015

This is a series of national-, state-, county-, place- and metro area-level data files providing statistics on the number of establishments, receipts or revenue, payroll, number of employees and other items by industry. The first data were released today for the following sectors. Statistics for the other states and geographic entities within them for these sectors will be released on a flow basis over the coming months. 

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation — Includes statistics for performing arts, spectator sports, museums, and gambling and recreation industries. Covers Colorado and Hawaii and geographic areas therein only.

Construction — Includes data for heavy and civil engineering construction and specialty trade contractors. This release covers all states and the District of Columbia. For this sector, data files are available at the state-level only.

Information — Includes statistics for the publishing industries, including software publishing, and both traditional publishing and publishing exclusively on the Internet; the motion picture and sound recording industries; the broadcasting industries, including traditional broadcasting and those broadcasting exclusively over the Internet; the telecommunications industries; Web search portals, data processing industries, and the information services industries. Covers Colorado and Hawaii and geographic areas therein only.

Other Services (Except Public Administration) — Includes statistics for equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. Covers Colorado and geographic areas therein only

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services — With Tax Day approaching, this data includes statistics for accounting and tax preparation, legal services, computer systems design, and advertising and public relations services. Covers Colorado and Hawaii and geographic areas therein only.