Establishment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000634",
  "term": "Establishment",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definitions": [
    "Economic unit that produces goods or services, usually at a single physical location, and that is engaged in one or predominantly one type of economic activity.\n\nNote: A single establishment generally produces a single good or provides a single service. An enterprise (a private firm, government agency, or nonprofit organization) can consist of a single establishment or multiple establishments. All establishments in an enterprise may be classified into one industry (e.g., a chain); into different industries (e.g., a conglomerate); or into an economic unit that produces goods or services, usually at a single physical location, and that is engaged in one or predominantly one activity (e.g., a factory, a mine, a store, or an office). In the National Compensation Survey, for sampled private industries, the establishment usually is at a single physical location, such as a mine, a factory, an office, or a store, that produces goods or provides services. If a sampled establishment is owned by a larger entity with many locations, only the employment and characteristics of the establishment selected for the sample are considered for the survey. For state and local government, an establishment can include more than one physical location, such as a school district, a police department, a fire department, a health or social service operation, a highway maintenance operation, an urban transit operation, or some other governmental unit. Each establishment is assigned a six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to reflect its primary economic activity.",
    "An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed. Data in this sector includes those establishments where manufacturing is performed. A separate report is required for each manufacturing establishment (plant) with one employee or more that is in operation at any time during the year. An establishment not in operation for any portion of the year is requested to return the report form with the proper notation in the \"Operational Status\" section of the form. In addition, the establishment is requested to report data on any employees, capital expenditures, inventories, or shipments from inventories during the year."
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Auxiliary establishment",
    "Company",
    "Firm"
  ],
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary",
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/establishment/"
}