Prof. Anderson's Writing Guide: Datasets

This tool, provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, can help you to understand the landscape of small businesses in your region. By clicking on the link below, you can get answers to frequently-asked questions.

Click on "Business Dynamics Statistics". Click on "Statistics of U.S. Businesses" in left frame: http://www.census.gov/econ/susb/

Search and Browse datasets available from the US government. Download to Excel.

Note: Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Click on "Data By Survey" or "Data By Sector".

See also "Industries" tab

A-Z index of labor force statistics.

Shows types of data downloads (Tables, .xls files, etc.)

Special Reports. Look in left frame for "Statistics"

Population and demographic analysis that would support marketing projects.

Statistics and demographic reports on Hispanics that would support marketing projects.

The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project is a national economic initiative that provides open, interactive data to understand regional economic clusters. Provides data on economic regions, industries and competitiveness.