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The '''scale of GDP calculation''' refers to the collective resources required to calculate the GDP of a country. The resources could be expressed in monetary terms, person-hours per year, full-time-equivalent employees, etc. | The '''scale of GDP calculation''' refers to the collective resources required to calculate the [[GDP]] of a country. The resources could be expressed in monetary terms, person-hours per year, full-time-equivalent employees, etc. | ||
== United States == | |||
Staffing levels of statistical agencies for fiscal year 2017:[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/information_and_regulatory_affairs/statistical-programs-2017.pdf] | |||
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|- | |||
! Agency !! Total !! Full-time permanent !! Other than full-time permanent !! Statisticians !! Economists !! Research scientists !! Other statistical personnel | |||
|- | |||
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 2,588 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 2,167 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 421 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 168 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 1,216 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 6 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 446 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 527 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 509 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 18 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 12 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 338 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 0 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 53 | |||
|- | |||
| Census Bureau | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 14,332 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 6,551 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 7,781 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 2,311 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 84 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 0 | |||
| style="text-align: right;" | 0 | |||
|} | |||
The people who work at these agencies don't all work to calculate the GDP all the time, and these aren't the only agencies that work to calculate the GDP (as a lot of the data comes from individuals and firms that report to these agencies). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.quora.com/unanswered/How-many-person-hours-worldwide-are-spent-each-year-on-national-accounts-calculations] | |||
* [https://www.quora.com/unanswered/How-many-person-hours-are-spent-every-year-estimating-the-French-GDP] | |||
* [https://www.quora.com/How-many-human-hours-are-spent-every-year-estimating-US-GDP] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:12, 24 September 2017
The scale of GDP calculation refers to the collective resources required to calculate the GDP of a country. The resources could be expressed in monetary terms, person-hours per year, full-time-equivalent employees, etc.
United States
Staffing levels of statistical agencies for fiscal year 2017:[1]
| Agency | Total | Full-time permanent | Other than full-time permanent | Statisticians | Economists | Research scientists | Other statistical personnel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | 2,588 | 2,167 | 421 | 168 | 1,216 | 6 | 446 |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis | 527 | 509 | 18 | 12 | 338 | 0 | 53 |
| Census Bureau | 14,332 | 6,551 | 7,781 | 2,311 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
The people who work at these agencies don't all work to calculate the GDP all the time, and these aren't the only agencies that work to calculate the GDP (as a lot of the data comes from individuals and firms that report to these agencies).