To begin:
You need to select a state (not the United States) to see the choices for Metro Area or County.
Roll-over the graphs to easily view data values for each year.
Select each chart's legend to add or remove lines on the graph. The data on the axis can dynamically adjust based on the selected data.
Establishment is defined as an economic unit that produces goods and/or services at a single physical location. All businesses are tracked including for-profit (privately owned and publicly traded), non-profit, government, sole proprietors, and proprietors.
Jobs are defined as all persons currently working at an establishment including full-time, part-time, and temporary workers. This includes proprietorships and sole proprietors (self-employed).
Change is the percentage of total annual change in Establishments and Jobs.
New Establishments an establishment that is new (uniquely idnetified) to the YE Time Series database.
Gain – gross increase in establishments, jobs, starts, expansions (jobs), and moves (into region).
Loss - gross decrease in establishments, jobs, closings, contractions (jobs), and moves (out of region).
Net New - the subtraction of gross loss from gross gain.
Local - Establishments that tend to sell their products and services to customers within the region.
External - Establishments that tend to sell their products and services to customers outside the region.
Non Trade/Healthcare - Establishments that are non-profit (including hospitals), or government.
LQ <1 - a region has a lower concentration of jobs and is less specialized than the nation.
LQ =1 - a region and the nation are equally specialized in jobs.
LQ >1 - a region has a higher concentration of jobs than the nation.
The 3 YE regions are ranked:
States - ranked against 50 states and D.C. with U.S. included for comparison (average).
Metro Areas - ranked against 382 metro areas in the U.S.
Counties - ranked against all the counties in the state you are viewing.
YE is a set of economic research tools used by researchers, policy makers, and economic development analysts following companies at their unique locations across the U.S. YE tracks all establishments (and their jobs), including for-profit (both privately-owned and publicly-traded), non-profits, and government. YE is a true business census of the U.S. economy, and of your economy.
YE sets itself apart from other data sources by providing online data tools and services, custom data profiles, and access to very large licensed time series establishment data:
YE Community Profile reports provide extensive information about your community. Custom geographies are welcome. How do you define your community? We can build the report based on any region including counties, zip codes, or census districts. This can be particularly insightful for municipalities that straddle multiple counties, economic development regions comprised of multiple counties, or economic regions consisting of counties in multiple states. Order profiles for other geographies to compare your community with locations near and far. YE Community Profiles include 25+ graphs, charts, and maps, including:
Do you need to know the executives in your neighborhood? We can help. YE Lists provide contact names, job titles, telephone numbers and more for top executives at area establishments. Lists are valuable for:
Please note: YE Lists are for the sole use of the purchaser, and may not be resold, rented or otherwise made available to any other parties.
YE Time Series is an establishment-level time-series database seeking to evaluate companies at their unique locations across the U.S. YE Time Series is assembled exclusively to track all establishments (and their jobs and sales), including for-profit (both privately-owned and publicly-traded), non-profits, agriculture, and government establishments. YE Time Series focuses on establishments that are “in-business”, meaning they are or intend to be conducting commercial activities. The YE Time Series data contains over 67 million records and over 20 million active establishments. Used by:
YE Time Series is available to license annually from 1998, and quarterly from Q1 2020.