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Local & State Resources

U. S. Government Data

Industry Data
NAICS & SIC - find your code

Tools for Finding & Using Census Data

The US Census Bureau has made many changes and enhancements recently for mapping, visualizing and downloading data.

Below are tools for finding and using Census Data: See their Academy website for webinars on particularly types of data, and particularly their Exploring Census Data series covering Construction, Health Care, Public Sector, Retail and more.

Explore Data Main - US Census Bureau
An overview of all the Census resources for using Census data including
- Data Tools such as Quick Facts,
- Data Visualizations & Mapping,
- Census Academy short Data Gem how-to demos and longer overview webinars,
- Data Tables, and
- Links to related sites at other agencies
Census Survey Explorer - US Census Bureau
Use to find the best Census sources for your needs. See this 7 minute .Data Gem video on using the Census Explorer.
Census Academy Data Gems - US Census Bureau
Brief "how-to" videos for data users.
Census Academy Webinars - US Census Bureau
Recordings of longer webinar overviews of major topics such as Retail Trade sources, sources for entrepreneurs and small businesses, population data and more.

Major US Census Bureau Industry Surveys & Programs

Browse the variety of Census surveys - monthly, quarterly, annually, or every 5 or 10 years - at the first source below to find what you need. Major surveys are listed below.

US Census Surveys & Programs
Browse the Bureaus List of All Surveys and Programs to find information and data on relevant industries such as retail trade, manufacturing or population.
Annual Survey of Manufactures
View News, Visualizations or Tables. Tables provide the most detailed data by product, such as Value of Shipments. In Tables, browse the table by NAICS code, or Modify using options at the top and sides.
Exploring Census Data Webinar: Retail
Provides an overview of all the retail data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)
E-Commerce Statistics - US Census Bureau
Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS)
County/Zip Code Business Patterns
Find number of establishments by industry code by state, county and zip code. Often includes annual labor expenditures which can be used to estimate annual revenue.
U.S. Census Business and Economy Data
U.S. Bureau of Census data portal for Business and the Economy. Browse by sub-topic to find tables, reports, data sets, visualizations, news, and more.

NAICS codes and the earlier SIC codes are used to define industries.
Use these sources to verify your industry code definitions:

NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)
Search for your NAICS code by keyword
NAICS Outline
See an outline to help understand what sector your product or service is in.
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
Some sources, such as D&B Key Business Ratios, are organized by the older SIC system.
GIC - Global Industry Classification
GIC is a system developed by Standard & Poor's and MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International indexes) used in investment management.

U.S. Government Resources

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Including: Consumer expenditures, employment by industry, prices & inflation, Inflation & prices, occupation outlook, Pay & Benefits, Productivity, Workplace injuries, and international comparisons.
Current Industrial Reports
Economic Census
International Trade Administration - Data & Analysis
Competitiveness, Import and Industry statistics, data & analysis of international trade.
U.S. Census Bureau - Data Tools
U.S. Department of Labor - Statistics
Topics include: Business costs, Demographics, Employment & Unemployment, Geography, Industries, Inflation & Consumer spending, International, Occupations, Productivity, Publications, Safety & Health, and Wages, Earnings & Benefits
U.S. Economic Accounts
Access to National, International, Regional and Industry economic accounts data.
Annual Survey of Manufactures
Value of shipments and industry cost of labor, materials, etc. by 6-digit NAICS code.
Business and Industry Census data
Navigate to statistics by sector: retail, wholesale, manufactures, construction and services
NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)
Search for your NAICS code by keyword

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