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Here you will find blog posts related to Businesses and the Economic Census.
STORY | JUNE 06, 2019
America Keeps on Truckin’
More than 3.5 million people are truck drivers, an all-time high. Driving trucks is one of the largest occupations in the nation.
STORY | JUNE 05, 2019
Who Knew? Lots of Changes Coming in the 2017 Economic Census Releases
Wondering when the data from the Economic Census is coming out and what’s new? Listen to this podcast and get the answer.
STORY | MARCH 13, 2019
What is a Business?
More than 76 percent of businesses have no paid employees. They are in nearly every sector of the economy and dominate some industries.
STORY | FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Who Would Buy Your Products Overseas?
The Census Bureau’s Global Market Finder interactive tool quickly tells you the biggest export markets by product and destination.
STORY | FEBRUARY 05, 2019
End of Warm Summer Months Means Lower Revenue for Some Utilities
Do you miss warm summer days? So do electric and water companies, because summer is peak revenue time for their industries.
STORY | FEBRUARY 04, 2019
Quarterly Financial Report Shows Possible Impact of Tax Law Changes
Profits in some sectors have varied as a result of recent changes in the tax law.
STORY | OCTOBER 09, 2018
You Won’t Believe the Products Businesses Sell
Want to know what share of grocery store sales are prescriptions? Or how much fast food is sold at drive-through windows? The economic census has the answers.
STORY | OCTOBER 05, 2018
Tracking Hurricanes’ Potential Impact on Workforce and Industries
In the wake of disasters, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Emergency Management Map provides information on workers and industries, such as manufacturing.
STORY | OCTOBER 04, 2018
How Many Work in Manufacturing?
The Annual Survey of Manufactures shows manufacturing receipts and how many are employed in manufacturing by state and by sector.
STORY | OCTOBER 03, 2018
America’s Love Affair With Craft Beer
Every one of the 50 states and over a quarter of all counties have at least one brewery.
STORY | OCTOBER 02, 2018
Three Ways to Look At Manufacturing
Snapshots detail manufacturing through the Quarterly Financial Report, International Trade and Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders.
STORY | OCTOBER 01, 2018
Manufacturing Week Begins
Manufacturing plays a major role in the U.S. economy. See its impact on everything from employment and payroll to exports in a series of snapshots.
STORY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Three-fourths of the Nation’s Businesses Don’t Have Paid Employees
In 2016, only 23.8 percent of the 32.6 million U.S. establishments had employees on their payroll.
STORY | SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Cheers to the Alcohol Industry!
The U.S. alcohol industry is measured in multiple economic surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, serving up new rounds of alcohol data.
STORY | AUGUST 29, 2018
What May Be Driving Growth in the “Gig Economy?”
The number of self-employed taxi drivers tripled between 2013 and 2015.
STORY | AUGUST 14, 2018
Who Knew? Census Bureau Conducts Dozens of Business Surveys
Wondering why your business is getting multiple business surveys from the Census Bureau? Listen to this podcast and get the answer.
STORY | JULY 24, 2018
A Deep Dive Into Economic Census Through Case Studies
The 2018 Economic Programs Webinar Series offers a one-hour look at ways to use and analyze Census Bureau data through real-life experiences.
STORY | JUNE 12, 2018
Economic Census: Measuring America’s Ever-Changing Economy
The 2017 Economic Census is the first to capture detailed products (goods and services) across all industries, such as grocery stores that also sell gasoline.
STORY | MAY 29, 2018
Who Knew? Not All Business Owners Get A Survey
Wondering why your business got a survey from the Census Bureau but your neighbor didn’t? Go to this podcast and hear why.
STORY | APRIL 19, 2018
Economic Census Goes All Electronic
This year, respondents will have easier and more secure access to the economic census, conducted every five years, through a new, one-stop portal.
STORY | MARCH 28, 2018
Franchising in America: Not Just Fast-Food Restaurants
The 2017 Economic Census is underway. Data from the last survey show franchises play a key role in many industries, from weight-loss centers to car dealers.
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