F55BF

Form 5500 Bridge File

Description

Employee benefit plan records from Form 5500 filings for plan end years 1992-2006 are linked to the 1992-2006 SSEL, providing firm level linkage. This bridge can be used to link user-provided public use Form 5500 plan records to Census business data. Coverage year denotes the most recent year of linkage. If selecting this data, also select the Standard Statistical Establishment List-Non Name and Address (SSL-XN) files for years in which matching to other business data is needed.

Observations

12 million per year

Coverage

Every year from 1992 through 2006

GAL

Geocoded Address List

Description

The Geocoded Address List (GAL) is a dataset containing unique commercial and residential addresses in a state geocoded to the Census Block and to latitude/longitude coordinates. It consists of the address list (GAL) and a crosswalk for each processed file-year. The GAL contains each unique address, identified by a GAL identifier called "galid," its geocodes, a flag for each file-year in which it appears, data quality indicators, and data processing information, including the release date of the Geographic Reference File (GAF). The GAL Crosswalk contains the ID of each input entity and the ID of its address (galid).

Observations

Varies by state

Coverage

2004  

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icf

Individual Characteristics File

Description

The Individual Characteristics File (ICF) for each state contains one record for every person who is ever employed in that state over the time period spanned by the state’s unemployment insurance records.

Observations

Varies by state

Coverage

Every year from 1985 through 2004

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ILBD

Integrated Longitudinal Business Database

Description

The Integrated Longitudinal Business Database (ILBD) is a research dataset constructed at the Center for Economic Studies. Currently, the ILBD contains the universe of all U.S. business establishments without paid employees with linkages that allow a full integration with employer businesses covered by the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) and Economic Censuses. Currently, annual ILBD files are available for 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1994-2001 and there are plans to extend the timeframe to 2005 in the near future. The ILBD is an invaluable tool for researchers investigating the dynamics of the roughly 20 million nonemployer businesses in the U.S. economy. Researchers armed with the ILBD can investigate nonemployer business entry and exit, gross revenue flows, and when used in conjunction with the ILBD, transitions between nonemployer and employer status over time. The ILBD can be used alone or in conjunction with several other Census Bureau datasets on firms and individuals. The ILBD was developed with support of the Census Bureau and the Kauffman Foundation.

Observations

More than 20 million records per year

Coverage

Every 5 years from 1977 through 1992
Every year from 1994 through 2005

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LBD

Longitudinal Business Database

Description

The Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) is a research dataset constructed at the Center for Economic Studies. Currently, the LBD contains the universe of all U.S. business establishments with paid employees from 1976 to present. The LBD is invaluable to researchers examining entry and exit, gross job flows,and changes in the structure of the U.S. economy. The LBD can be used alone or in conjunction with other Census Bureau surveys at the establishment and firm level of microdata.

Observations

The LBD covers almost 24 million unique establishments from 1975 to present.

Coverage

Every year from 1976 through 2005

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