What are IMPLAN’s Data Sources?

Economic data is collected by a vast number of government entities. While each individual group assembles data within their own framework, IMPLAN’s data scientists convert this raw data into a consistent form for your individualized use. So what sources provide the foundation for IMPLAN?

Main Raw Data Sources

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs) – Serve as governing controls for the majority of data elements (e.g., total U.S. employment, GDP, capital investment, personal consumption expenditure (PCE) spending)
Benchmark I-O tables – Source of production functions
Regional Economic Accounts (REA) – Source of employee compensation (EC) and proprietor employment and Income
GDP-by-State Series – Source of output for farming, manufacturing, and other sectors
Other data from BEA: Past-year deflators, State-level tax data, County-level personal income, Net commuting rates

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Census of Agriculture – Source of county-level farm-sector output
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) – Source of state-level value of production for farm sectors
Economic Research Service (ERS) – Source of state-level sales for farm sectors

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Quarterly Covered Employment and Wages (QCEW) Data – Source of county-level wage and salary employment and income
Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) – Allows breaking out of the NIPA PCE data among IMPLAN’s 9 household income categories

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

U.S. Census Bureau

County Business Patterns (CBP) – Source of establishment counts by employment size-classes to the zip-code level
Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM) – Source of output and inventory for manufacturing sectors
U.S.-level construction sector output
U.S.-level foreign exports and imports
Census of Government Finances – Source of revenue and spending by state, county, and city governments

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Main Raw Data Sources

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs) – Serve as governing controls for the majority of data elements (e.g., total U.S. employment, GDP, capital investment, personal consumption expenditure (PCE) spending)
Benchmark I-O tables – Source of production functions
Regional Economic Accounts (REA) – Source of employee compensation (EC) and proprietor employment and Income
GDP-by-State Series – Source of output for farming, manufacturing, and other sectors
Other data from BEA: Past-year deflators, State-level tax data, County-level personal income, Net commuting rates

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Census of Agriculture – Source of county-level farm-sector output
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) – Source of state-level value of production for farm sectors
Economic Research Service (ERS) – Source of state-level sales for farm sectors

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Quarterly Covered Employment and Wages (QCEW) Data – Source of county-level wage and salary employment and income
Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) – Allows breaking out of the NIPA PCE data among IMPLAN’s 9 household income categories

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

U.S. Census Bureau

County Business Patterns (CBP) – Source of establishment counts by employment size-classes to the zip-code level
Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM) – Source of output and inventory for manufacturing sectors
U.S.-level construction sector output
U.S.-level foreign exports and imports
Census of Government Finances – Source of revenue and spending by state, county, and city governments

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Supplemental Raw Data Sources

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Source of railroad employee data (since they are not covered by Federal unemployment insurance programs)

United States Forest Service Federal Timber Sales Data

Source of county-level, current-year data with no non-disclosures for federal timber sales

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Source of higher education employment

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Statistics Division

Source of commercial fishing output

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Supplemental Raw Data Sources

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Source of railroad employee data (since they are not covered by Federal unemployment insurance programs)

United States Forest Service Federal Timber Sales Data

Source of county-level, current-year data with no non-disclosures for federal timber sales

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Source of higher education employment

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Statistics Division

Source of commercial fishing output

Read about IMPLAN’s data sources and collection processes

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What are IMPLAN’s Data Sources?

Main Raw Data Sources

Main Raw Data Sources

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Supplemental Raw Data Sources

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