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The Business Register
Research, Design and Evaluation Division
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Background
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The Business Register is a structured list of establishments
operating in Jamaica. It forms the basis of selection for
statistical inquiries and for the calculation of estimates of
attributes for the business population.
Establishments are organized by industry and assigned an
activity code based on the 2005 Jamaica Industrial
Classification.
The Business Register exists primarily for the purpose of
supplying a framework for all economic surveys. It is
designed to :
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Serve as a frame for the selection of establishment surveys
Consistently classify statistical reporting units i.e. establishments
Serve as a data source for compiling demographic information about
businesses.
Establishments engaged in agriculture and entities in
Government fall outside the scope of the Business Register.
Background
 The
Business Register is currently housed
in a D-Base 2 relational database.
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utilizes IBM’s Websphere Application
Server (WAS) as the application interface
to users.
 The
application is integrated with SAS
(Statistical Analysis Software) for
conducting database queries.
Economic Units of the Business Register
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Establishment
The Establishment is an economic unit that is:
engaged under single ownership
in predominantly one kind of economic activity
at a single physical location.
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Enterprise
The Enterprise is an economic unit that has:
control of more than one establishment
more than one location
more than one economic activity.
Data Captured
Business Identification:
Legal & Trading Name
Address
Contact Person
Contact Details
Sources
Periodicity
CREU Survey
Ongoing
Companies Office of Jamaica
Monthly
National Housing Trust (NHT)
Annually
General Consumption Tax
(GCT) Returns
Monthly, Quarterly,
Annually
Professional & Business
Associations
Annually
Telephone Directories
Annually
Newspapers & other Electronic
Media
Daily
Year of Commencement
CREU Survey
Ongoing
Type of Organization
CREU Survey
Ongoing
Companies Office of Jamaica
Monthly
Single Establishment
Branch of another Estab.
Head Office
Subsidiary
Data Captured
Employment Details
# of Full-time Workers
# of Part-time Workers
# of Contract Workers
# of Seasonal Workers
# of Family Workers
Legal Form
Sources
Periodicity
Surveys – CREU, Employment &
Earnings and Production
Ongoing
National Housing Trust (NHT)
Annually
CREU Survey
Ongoing
CREU Survey
Ongoing
Sole Proprietor
Partnership
Company
Cooperative
Type of Ownership
Private Enterprise
Government Enterprise
Data Captured
Economic Activity
Main Activity
Secondary Activity
Foreign Ownership
Branch & Subsidiary
Details
Sources
Periodicity
CREU Survey
Ongoing
Companies Office of Jamaica
Monthly
General Consumption Tax (GCT)
Returns
Monthly, Quarterly,
Annually
Professional & Business
Associations
Annually
Telephone Directories
Annually
Newspapers & other Electronic
Media
Daily
CREU Survey
Ongoing
Companies Office of Jamaica
Monthly
CREU Survey
Ongoing
Newspapers & other Electronic
Media
Daily
Mode of Classification
 Establishments
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are ordered and classified by:
Main Economic Activity in accordance with the
Jamaica Industrial Classification (JIC) 2005.
Employment Size
Less than 10 employees (Micro & Small
Establishments)
10 – 49 employees (Medium Establishments)
50 and more employees (Large Establishments)
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Geographic Location
By Parish
General Maintenance Procedures
 Identifying
Business Prospects (potential
establishments for inclusion on the BR)
 Administering the CREU survey
 Updating records from Survey feedback
 Cross-checking data from sources against
the existing BR
 Conducting verification
 Assigning of classification codes
 Taking and storing snapshots
Updating of Records
 Adding
births and removing deaths
 Updating contact information
 Updating employment details
 Updating classification codes
 Updating other business demography
 Updating links between economic units
 Removing duplicates
Validation of Data
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main means of validation of the
establishments listed on the Business
Register are:
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The CREU Survey
Telephone verification
Data from the Companies Office of Jamaica
Challenges
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Populating the register of the <10 Business Frame
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Demanding
Dynamic
Costly
Issues with Under-coverage
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Keeping the register current
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Time-stamping of Business deaths
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Duplicate records in the database
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Creating a unique identifier for all establishments
on the Business Register.
The Business Register as at
January 24, 2013
Number of
Employees
Number of
Establishments
Under 10 Employees
4251
10 - 49 Employees
2601
50 and over Employees
TOTAL
607
7459
Distribution by Industry
INDUSTRY
# OF
ESTABLISHMENTS
Percent
(%)
Mining and Quarrying
23
0.31
Manufacturing
837
11
9
0.12
Construction
315
4
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles,
Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods
3229
44
Hotels and Restaurants
429
6
Transport, Storage and Communications
452
6
Financial Intermediation
207
3
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
1191
16
Education
206
3
Health and Social Work
161
2
Other Community, Social and Personal Service
Activities
299
4
11
0.15
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Private Households with Employed Persons