Personal Income by Major Source and Earnings by Industry, 1969-2007 - These data series are the cornerstone of the regional personal income accounts compiled by BEA. The most recent detailed explanation and description of the sources, methods, concepts and definitions used by BEA to prepare the regional personal income estimates are contained in an article appearing in the May 2009 issue of the Survey of Current Business entitled Local Area Personal Income for 2007 by David G. Lenze. By clicking on this title you may directly access this article in PDF format, or it may be found by perusing the BEA Home Page.