the FAA Center. Members of Oklahoma Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units are likewise tracked. Data are generally collected at the establishment level (e.g., some large aerospace contractors require multiple buildings in which to operate that are combined), but some data are tabulated at the establishment level and represent unique operating locations (e.g., FAA maintains locations at multiple airports in the region that are tracked separately). Economic Measures. The industry profile and other estimates compiled in the report are based on estimates of the level of employment, labor income, and output for each aerospace establishment. Employment covers primarily wage and salary workers but includes some self-employed proprietors reported in the data. Labor income is a comprehensive measure of household earnings from work and includes both employee compensation (wages and salaries plus other supplements to wages and salaries) and proprietor’s self-employment income. Output generally represents the market value of all goods and services produced and is closely related to total revenue for most establishments. For most service-providing firms, output is assumed equal to revenue. When output is not available for a firm, an estimate is formed using either output per employee from similar firms in the database (where available), estimates for the industry from federal datasets, or national ratios of output per employee adjusted for differentials between state and national ratios. Estimates of employment and output are obtained primarily from proprietary firm-level databases used in the initial identification of aerospace firms. The reported employment and output estimates for each firm are evaluated to determine whether 1) total activity accurately reflects the current level of operation at each firm and 2) activity per worker is consistent with similar firms operating in the region. Adjustments are made to the database to reflect information provided by individual firms in phone contacts, feedback from industry officials, information in public reports, and news reports of layoffs, mergers, and relocations. Labor income is estimated using either proprietary databases or information provided by individual firms in phone contacts, information in public reports, feedback from industry officials, or average labor income per employee for the corresponding industry sector from federal datasets. Labor income and employment for both Tinker AFB and the FAA Center are derived from current and historical reports provided by representatives at each facility.
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