Business Environment – Nonemployer
This indicator reports the total number and the average receipts for U.S. businesses with no paid employees or payroll. Data for this indicator from from the US Census Bureau Nonenmployer Statistics (NES) dataset. These data originate from statistical information obtained through business income tax records that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides to the Census Bureau.
Source
Source Description
The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The census collects information about the age, sex, race, and ethnicity of every person in the United States. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities. For more information about this source, refer to the United States Census 2020 website.
Methodology
Data for the Nonemployer Statistics (NES) comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. The anual data creates the universe of nonemployer businesses in conjunction with identifying the employer business universe. For data on businesses with paid employees, refer to the County Business Patterns (CBP) website. When the U.S. Census Bureau receives information through administrative records that a business has no paid employees, the business becomes part of the potential nonemployer universe. The source of this data consists primarily of the annual or quarterly business income tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and maintained in the U.S. Census Bureau’s Business Register. The U.S. Census Bureau does not collect survey data for the identification of businesses in the nonemployer universe. For more information about methodology, visit Nonemployer Statistics Methodology web page.
Data Breakouts Available
- Nonemployers, Average Receipts by Year, 2016 – 2023
- Nonemployers, Average Receipts by Indutry
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