Employerreported

Employerreported refers to information about employees, workplaces, or labor activity that is supplied directly by employers or their representatives. The term is used to distinguish data provided by employers from information reported by employees, independent contractors, or derived from administrative records. In practice, employerreported data appear in government statistics, research datasets, and HR analytics to identify job characteristics, earnings, and workplace conditions based on the employer’s records.

Common sources include mandatory or voluntary employer surveys, payroll and human resources systems, unemployment insurance wage records, and occupational safety incident reports. These data capture attributes such as establishment size, industry, job titles, hours worked, and compensation. In many countries, employerreported data complement household surveys or employee self-reports to provide a fuller picture of the labor market.

Uses and applications encompass measuring payroll employment, hours and earnings in official statistics, tracking workplace injuries, analyzing wage levels by occupation, and studying hiring trends or job openings. They are also used in research on productivity, benefits, turnover, and workforce composition. Data are often integrated with other sources to improve coverage and reliability.

Advantages and limitations: employerreported data can offer standardized classifications, consistent employer-era information, and broad establishment coverage, which supports precise estimates of job characteristics. Limitations include potential coverage gaps for small or nonparticipating employers, misclassification, reporting delays, and biases from nonresponse or selective reporting. Comparability across jurisdictions may vary due to differing reporting requirements and coding schemes.

Privacy and governance considerations typically accompany employerreported data, with confidentiality protections, aggregation to avoid disclosure, and adherence to regulatory data protection standards.