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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Employer-level Files Title 26 Components
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The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) data at the U.S. Census Bureau is a quarterly database of linked employer-employee data covering over 95% of employment in the United States. The LEHD data are generated by merging previously collected survey and administrative data on jobs, businesses, and workers. Data are derived from various Federal sources as well as state data voluntarily provided through the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership. The Employer-level T26 tables contain information on the national firm, including Firm ID, Federal EIN, firm age, and firm size, and is sourced from Federal Tax Information (FTI).
Detailed Methodology
No sample. Dataset includes entire Universe
The LEHD snapshot includes data from 1985 forward, as data is available by state. The S2021 snapshot extends the available time series through 2022Q1, where possible. The souce is administrative data provided by state agencies, enhanced with information from Census Bureau demographic and economic (business) surveys and censuses.
Request this to link LEHD files to Census business datasets at the firm or EIN level. Establishment-level linkages may not be possible.. SEIN . FIRMID (Census firm identifier)