Monday, May 18, 2009
[IWS] BLS: CLASSIFYING INDUSTRIES in INFORMATION SECTOR--New Approach [15 May 2009]\
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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BLS
Issues in Labor Statistics
Summary 09-06 / May 2009
A New Approach to Classifying Industries in the Information Sector
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils75.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
[excerpt]
The information sector provided some unique structural challenges. Specifically, traditional telephone and television cable companies have converged to offer telephone, broadband Internet, and cable television services. This convergence made it increasingly difficult to define the industries in accordance with ECPC guidelines. [ECPC = Economic Classification Policy Committee ]
Includes
Chart 1. Employment distribution for industries in the information sector, NAICS 2002 to NAICS 2007
Exhibit 1. Reclassification of the information sector, NAICS 2002 to NAICS 2007
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
BLS
Issues in Labor Statistics
Summary 09-06 / May 2009
A New Approach to Classifying Industries in the Information Sector
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils75.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
[excerpt]
The information sector provided some unique structural challenges. Specifically, traditional telephone and television cable companies have converged to offer telephone, broadband Internet, and cable television services. This convergence made it increasingly difficult to define the industries in accordance with ECPC guidelines. [ECPC = Economic Classification Policy Committee ]
Includes
Chart 1. Employment distribution for industries in the information sector, NAICS 2002 to NAICS 2007
Exhibit 1. Reclassification of the information sector, NAICS 2002 to NAICS 2007
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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