Innovation
Employment by Sector
Description: Estimates of total employment, including wage and salary workers and proprietors, are available only annually and only from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Employment is reported for 20 sectors for metropolitan areas, counties, states, and the nation. Subsectors also are available for states and the nation.
Employment data for 2006 are displayed on the dashboard for Arizona and the nation. Sectoral employment as a share of total employment is graphed for Arizona, as is the difference in the share between Arizona and the United States.
Rationale: Employment by sector and industry are among the most frequently used and most readily available economic indicators. An above-average employment share in high technology and innovative industries is an indicator of a workforce positioned to make innovative advances.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/default.cfm?satable=SA25.
Comments on the Quality of the Data: The figures are estimates. The primary source is the Census of Employment and Wages, but the BEA must estimate employment for those not counted in the census.
