The following
Web sites have been selected by Bowman Librarians as examples of
sites appropriate for college research. Keep in mind, however, that
free Web resources are rarely filtered, often making it difficult
to determine the content's accuracy. Use our guide Evaluating
Web Resources to help you review the authority, currency, and
objectivity or bias of every site you use.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
The “Business” category choices will take you to industry-specific
census information (1997 and 2002), NAICS searchable database, survey
of business owners, and more. Alternatively, follow the main page
menu choice “Subjects A-Z” and browse business, companies,
manufacturing, sales, services, etc. “Publications”
lists categories of Census Bureau publications available online.
For help in exploring the Census web site consult our Guide to
Census on the Web.
Statistical
Abstracts of the United States
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html
An excellent source of “at a glance” statistical information
about US economic and social conditions. You will find statistics
on industry sector, for example, revenues, number of establishments,
employment and wages, consumer spending.
County
(Metro, Zip code) Business Patterns
http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml
An annual series of statistical economic data on the number and
size of existing businesses by geographic area (county, ZIP code,
metropolitan) and by NAICS code.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS)
http://www.bls.gov/bls/industry.htm
Employment and productivity data by industry “supersectors”
(2-digit level NAICS classification).
Bureau of Economic
Analysis
http://www.bea.gov/Industry/Index.htm
Industry Economic Accounts provide detailed information on the flows
of goods and services to industries for the production of gross
output (I-O accounts,) and on the contributions by private industries
and government to the national gross domestic product.
