How do the new OES data by ownership differ from previously released OES data?
Previously released data did not include separate tabulations by ownership. Up until now, BLS was not able to produce estimates of total private, state, or local employment. That is because state and local government-owned schools and hospitals were included in their respective NAICS code with private schools and hospitals. Following changes in methodology introduced in 2006 (and now applied to a full 3-year sample rotation), these newly released data separate school and hospital data by ownership category. As a result, the new state and local government data include state and local government-owned schools and hospitals, while private-sector estimates do not include them. Below is a listing the new data, along with related previously released data. Industry/Ownership New or previously released Across all industries and ownerships Previously released Across all industries, private ownership only New Federal, state, and local government, excluding state and local government owned school
