U.S. Small Business AdministrationThe U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, grow, and build resilient businesses.
SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns; preserve free competitive enterprise; and maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. SBA reviews Congressional legislation and testifies on behalf of small businesses. It assesses the impact of regulatory burden on small businesses.
Yahoo! FinanceA broad range of links to business info on the web.
U.S. Census Bureau's gateway to statistics from popular data resources including the Decennial Census, the American Community Survey, the Economic Census, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, and others.
Economic Census - U. S. Census BureauThe Economic Census is the official five-year measure of American businesses providing comprehensive statistics at the national, state, and local levels. It serves as the benchmark for current economic activity, such as the Gross Domestic Product and Producer Price Index.
Your Business and Industry - U. S. Census BureauSpeedy access to information that determines net job gains and losses by quarter; where workers are employed and where they live; the top industries for your local area and your local labor force.
Find available data for and about your industry. The Census Bureau tracks all industries by NAICS code. Find your industry through the NAICS web site.
County Business Patterns (CBP)CBP 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.
State fact sheets - USDA Economic Research ServiceThe ERS State Fact Sheets provide information on population, income, poverty, food security, education, employment/unemployment, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and agricultural exports. Links to available county-level data are included where applicable.
New England Economic Indicators - Federal Reserve Bank of BostonNew England Economic Indicators is a data resource assembled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center. It provides current and historical economic data for the six states in the First Federal Reserve District (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont), large metropolitan areas in the region, New England as a whole, and the United States.
Maine Economics and Demographics Program - Econ.Maine.govWelcome to Econ.Maine.gov! The Maine State Data Center has provided this online tool to make it easier for you to access economic and demographic data for Maine. The selection menus will allow you to choose the data, geographies, and time periods you're interested in. We've included commonly requested data about population, demographics, housing, retail sales, and employment. As new data are released, this site will be updated.
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