Business Employment Dynamics Size of Change Series ID Definition: Category Position Digit Value Notes Survey Abbrev. 1-2 char (2) BD This Value Does Not Change Seasonal Adj. 3 char (1) U U = Not Seasonally Adjusted MSA 4-8 char (5) 00000 Not Applicable State 9-10 char (2) 00, xx 00=National Data xx=State Fips Code County 11-13 char (3) 000 Not Applicable Industry 14-19 char (6) 000000 000000=Total private Unit 20 char (1) 1 1=Establishment Data Element 21 char (1) 1-2 1 = Employment 2 = Establishment Counts Size Class 22-23 char (2) 10-28,31-33 10 = 1 Job 11 = 2 Jobs 12 = 3 Jobs 13 = 4 Jobs 14 = 5 Jobs 15 = 6 Jobs 16 = 7 Jobs 17 = 8 Jobs 18 = 9 Jobs 19 = 10 Jobs 20 = 11-14 Jobs 21 = 15-19 Jobs 22 = 20-24 Jobs 23 = 25-29 Jobs 24 = 30-39 Jobs 25 = 40-49 Jobs 26 = 50-74 Jobs 27 = 75-99 Jobs 28 = 100 or more Jobs 31 = 1-4 Jobs 32 = 5-19 Jobs 33 = 20 or more Jobs Data Class 24-25 char (2) 01-06 01 = Gross job gains 02 = Expansions 03 = Openings 04 = Gross Job Losses 05 = Contractions 06 = Closings Rate/Level 26 char (1) L L=Level (In thousands) Periodicity 27 char (1) Q Quarterly Data Ownership 28 char (1) 5 5 = Private Sector This leaves 2 characters open