2007 Economic Census

Finding Common Statistics

Total Establishments in an Area

• Use the latest County Business Patterns data set for the total number of establishments for employers.
• Use the latest Nonemployer Statistics data set for the total number of establishments for nonemployers.
• Remember, not all industry sectors are tabulated at every level of geography, so adding the sectors shown may not be a true total.

Total Sales of an Industry in an Area

• Use the 2002 Economy-Wide Key Statistics (EWKS) data set to find total sales for employers.
• Use 2002 Nonemployer Statistics to find total sales for nonemployers.
• Note:The 2007 EWKS data set will be available in March 2009.

Average Sales Per Capita for an Industry in an Area

• Use the 2002 EWKS data set and population estimates data available in American FactFinder.

Number of Establishments Over a Time Period

• Use yearly County Business Patterns data sets for the number of establishments for employers.
• Use yearly Nonemployer Statistics data sets for the number of establishments for nonemployers.
• Note: Your industry of interest may have had classification changes. These should be taken into account when making year-to-year comparisons.

Number of Employees in Small Businesses

• Search for data sets with the word "size" in the title. These include establishment-size, employment-size, sales-size data sets.
• Note: The Census Bureau does not define "small" because it varies by industry and by use. Data users must define "small."

Distribution of Sales by Product Lines in an Industry

• Use Industry Series data sets for preliminary data, and Subject Series Product Lines data sets for final data.