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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8:30 A.M. ET, Friday, December 29, 2006

County Estimates of Compensation by Industry, 2003–2005

Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released county estimates of compensation by industry for 2003–2005. The estimates for 2003–2004 have been revised to incorporate newly available source data; the estimates for 2005 are released for the first time.

Compensation—the sum of wage and salary disbursements and supplements to wages and salaries—is a key statistic in the personal income account. The estimates of compensation by industry cover 114 industries and aggregates for 3,111 counties. In addition to the county estimates, BEA also is releasing compensation by industry for metropolitan areas, metropolitan divisions, micropolitan areas, combined statistical areas, and BEA economic areas. A sample table for Los Angeles County, California is attached. Tables for all areas for 1998–2005 can be accessed interactively at www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis.

Tables presenting the comprehensive measure of personal income for local areas—including CA05, Personal Income by Major Source and Earnings by Industry—will be released April 26, 2007.

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NOTE: The metropolitan area, metropolitan division, micropolitan area, and combined statistical area definitions used for this release incorporate the statistical area definition updates published by the Office of Management and Budget December 5, 2005 (OMB Bulletin No. 06–01).

	Compensation of Employees by Industry for Los Angeles County, California, 2003–2005 [Thousands of dollars]   2003 2004 2005 D. Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information, but the estimates for this item are included in the total. 1. The estimates of compensation for 2003–2005 are based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2. Total average compensation per job is compensation of employees received divided by total full–time and part–time wage and salary employment. 3. "Other" consists of the wage and salary disbursements of U.S. residents employed by international organizations and foreign embassies and consulates in the United States. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Compensation of employees, received 1/ 225,089,326 238,535,790 249,222,285
Total wage and salary disbursements	184,029,912	193,748,711	201,651,773
Total supplements to wages and salaries	41,059,414	44,787,079	47,570,512
Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds	26,714,489	29,224,857	31,247,608
Employer contributions for government social insurance	14,344,925	15,562,222	16,322,904
Total average compensation per job (dollars) 2/	52,000	55,005	57,133
Compensation of employees by industry
Farm compensation	173,407	185,810	198,329
Nonfarm compensation	224,915,919	238,349,980	249,023,956
Private compensation	188,262,135	200,230,364	209,478,022
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other 3/	85,935	84,471	95,693
Forestry and logging	2,609	2,162	2,517
Fishing, hunting, and trapping	5,369	6,781	8,164
Agriculture and forestry support activities	55,908	53,424	62,722
Other 3/	22,049	22,104	22,290
Mining	576,770	778,234	728,599
Oil and gas extraction	427,952	642,267	577,972
Mining (except oil and gas)	48,943	44,692	43,518
Support activities for mining	99,875	91,275	107,109
Utilities	1,218,713	1,362,937	1,531,784
Construction	7,431,571	8,161,989	8,993,465
Construction of buildings	1,999,566	2,225,232	2,446,449
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,135,802	1,159,440	1,246,902
Specialty trade contractors	4,296,203	4,777,317	5,300,114
Manufacturing	28,972,278	29,822,197	30,410,790
Durable goods manufacturing	18,467,700	19,120,582	19,539,777
Wood product manufacturing	207,687	215,697	211,608
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	468,301	486,472	450,168
Primary metal manufacturing	502,445	518,219	549,858
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	2,440,094	2,466,991	2,595,384
Machinery manufacturing	1,403,869	1,377,807	1,380,945
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	5,432,191	5,877,644	6,244,945
Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing	658,437	747,477	683,670
Motor vehicles, bodies and trailers, and parts manufacturing	933,002	(D)	(D)
Other transportation equipment manufacturing	3,817,583	(D)	(D)
Furniture and related product manufacturing	1,128,763	1,270,299	1,211,293
Miscellaneous manufacturing	1,475,328	1,430,930	1,543,747
Nondurable goods manufacturing	10,504,578	10,701,615	10,871,013
Food manufacturing	2,328,149	2,233,071	2,278,618
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing	324,107	307,299	352,001
Textile mills	355,145	381,425	375,904
Textile product mills	280,806	267,372	264,986
Apparel manufacturing	2,084,625	2,187,234	2,203,821
Leather and allied product manufacturing	112,926	122,223	137,319
Paper manufacturing	730,017	704,675	719,459
Printing and related support activities	1,333,217	1,376,602	1,386,401
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	583,932	649,300	720,867
Chemical manufacturing	1,495,059	1,544,328	1,560,572
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	876,595	928,086	871,065
Wholesale trade	13,038,824	13,819,833	14,887,922
Retail trade	14,326,979	15,075,264	15,664,088
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,759,782	2,862,148	3,029,336
Furniture and home furnishings stores	589,169	625,145	656,418
Electronics and appliance stores	986,145	1,045,134	1,134,483
Building material and garden supply stores	860,555	970,638	1,038,599
Food and beverage stores	2,605,560	2,691,041	2,790,589
Health and personal care stores	1,163,585	1,174,888	1,187,696
Gasoline stations	315,271	352,536	350,727
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,442,507	1,717,613	1,736,126
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores	680,620	716,173	680,777
General merchandise stores	1,554,224	1,579,762	1,674,558
Miscellaneous store retailers	1,031,335	834,927	848,248
Nonstore retailers	338,226	505,259	536,531
Transportation and warehousing	8,255,978	8,491,074	8,697,552
Air transportation	1,737,570	1,721,427	1,541,563
Rail transportation	280,284	295,405	301,839
Water transportation	91,858	94,001	100,731
Truck transportation	1,483,529	1,467,473	1,483,347
Transit and ground passenger transportation	399,295	387,552	444,325
Pipeline transportation	64,515	65,058	69,882
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	30,474	11,243	11,447
Support activities for transportation	2,464,844	2,609,207	2,838,690
Couriers and messengers	926,615	995,740	1,020,417
Warehousing and storage	776,994	843,968	885,311
Information	18,431,309	20,597,975	20,958,425
Publishing industries, except Internet	1,655,651	1,696,908	1,653,783
Motion picture and sound recording industries	11,578,094	13,193,176	13,222,584
Broadcasting, except Internet	1,847,596	2,035,500	2,165,191
Internet publishing and broadcasting	228,525	219,465	279,549
Telecommunications	2,129,907	2,299,887	2,299,903
ISPs, search portals, and data processing	935,031	1,093,101	1,269,094
Other information services	56,505	59,938	68,321
Finance and insurance	15,219,090	16,631,781	18,155,368
Monetary authorities - central bank	63,613	61,912	69,479
Credit intermediation and related activities	5,695,147	5,905,751	6,673,492
Securities, commodity contracts, investments	4,394,895	5,265,902	5,892,805
Insurance carriers and related activities	4,888,772	5,234,609	5,294,452
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles	176,663	163,607	225,140
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,925,186	4,236,018	4,547,567
Real estate	2,807,708	3,082,094	3,358,866
Rental and leasing services	951,974	1,041,108	1,075,334
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	165,504	112,816	113,367
Professional and technical services	20,447,916	21,540,780	23,070,894
Management of companies and enterprises	6,063,179	6,531,816	6,783,195
Administrative and waste services	8,807,134	8,979,423	9,448,102
Administrative and support services	8,403,682	8,510,925	8,926,377
Waste management and remediation services	403,452	468,498	521,725
Educational services	3,759,594	3,977,446	4,225,074
Health care and social assistance	17,973,256	19,139,171	19,987,367
Ambulatory health care services	8,473,842	8,938,960	9,461,736
Hospitals	5,835,682	6,413,030	6,760,829
Nursing and residential care facilities	1,879,314	1,939,033	1,830,140
Social assistance	1,784,418	1,848,148	1,934,662
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	6,697,653	7,223,975	7,019,208
Performing arts and spectator sports	5,466,784	5,917,549	5,647,479
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks	182,758	183,465	196,362
Amusement, gambling, and recreation	1,048,111	1,122,961	1,175,367
Accommodation and food services	6,279,186	6,695,613	7,009,010
Accommodation	1,170,638	1,276,185	1,334,045
Food services and drinking places	5,108,548	5,419,428	5,674,965
Other services, except public administration	6,751,584	7,080,367	7,263,919
Repair and maintenance	1,558,869	1,640,412	1,752,649
Personal and laundry services	1,499,718	1,553,816	1,601,514
Membership associations and organizations	2,560,187	2,676,914	2,690,391
Private households	1,132,810	1,209,225	1,219,365
Government and government enterprises	36,653,784	38,119,616	39,545,934
Federal, civilian	4,407,297	4,741,066	4,827,746
Military	838,463	898,753	1,007,324
State and local	31,408,024	32,479,797	33,710,864
State government	4,364,452	4,551,720	4,624,793
Local government	27,043,572	27,928,077	29,086,071