Research Guides: Industry Information: Find U.S. Census and Other Statistics

Census Material

Economic Censuses.Issued every five years.

The U.S. Bureau of the Census publishes a wealth of statistical information covering most industries. Listed below are some of the important publications available through Gelman Library.

Census of Construction Industries
Location: HD9715.U52 C466
Census of Manufactures
Location: HD 9724
Census of Mineral Industries
Location: HD 9506
Census of Retail Trade
Location: HF 5429.3
Census of Service Industries
Location: HD 9981.4
Census of Transportation
Location: HE 18
Census of Wholesale Trade
Location: HF 5421
Annual Survey of Manufactures.
Also in print: HD 9724 (for 1949 - 1996)
The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employee.
Statistics for Specific Industries
Has links to U.S. government data of seven industries: agriculture, banking, energy, environment, health and safety, housing, and transportation.
County Business Patterns
County Business Patterns is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll.
Zip Code Business Patterns
ZIP Codes Business Patterns provides annual statistics for businesses with paid employees within the U.S. at the ZIP Code level.
Information is available on the number of establishments, employment, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. The data are shown at the 5-digit ZIP Code level only and for NAICS code 00 (Total for all sectors) only. In addition, there are employment size class for 2- through 6-digit NAICS code level.