In this presentation, "Services" refers to a collection of 11 distinct NAICS sectors. They are treated together in the guide to data sources below since most of the data sources apply to all. (Sector 72, Accommodation and Food Services, is treated separately.) For definitions and other sector-specific information, see the links below:
Frequency | Title (with link to data) | Contents | Number of Industry Categories | Geography |
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Quarterly | Quarterly Services Survey | Estimated revenue of employer firms (Data available only for sectors 51, 54, 56, and 62) | 40 |
U.S. |
Quarterly Workforce Indicators | Employment, job creation, separations, turnover, average monthly earnings | 181 |
States, metro areas, counties |
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Annual | Service Annual Survey | Estimated revenue of employer firms (Only parts of sectors 48-49 [484, 492, 493], 52 [523], and 53 [532] are included. Data are NOT available for sectors 55 and 61.) Expenses, sources of revenue, and other additional items are available for selected industries. | 470 |
U.S. |
E-Stats (E-Commerce Statistics) | Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments | 22 |
U.S. |
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Annual Capital Expenditures Survey | Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees | 83 |
U.S. |
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Information and Communication Technology Survey | Non-capitalized expenditures for information and communication technology equipment and software | 11 |
U.S. |
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County Business Patterns | Employees; payroll; number of establishments with paid employees by employment size of establishment | 827 |
U.S., states, metro areas, counties, ZIP codes, Puerto Rico |
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Nonemployer Statistics | Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees | 230 |
U.S., states, metro areas, counties |
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Statistics of U.S. Businesses | Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise | 827 |
U.S., states, metro areas |
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Statistics of U.S. Businesses -- Employment Change | Number of establishments and year-to-year change in employment for births, deaths, expansions, and contractions. | 181 |
U.S., states, metro areas, counties |
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Business Dynamics Statistics | Number of establishments and year-to-year change in employments for births, death, expansions, and contractions by firm age and employment-size. Sector classification is by SIC. | 3 |
U.S., states |
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Every 5 years | Economic Census | Number of establishments, sales, employees, and payroll (for additional topics available, see Economic Census details) | 927 |
U.S., states, metro areas, counties, places, ZIP codes, island areas |
Economic Census of Island Areas | Number of establishments, sales, employees, and payroll for establishments with payroll | Varies |
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa |
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Business Expenses | Operating expenses by type | 200 | U.S. | |
Survey of Business Owners | Number of firms, sales, employees, and payroll for all businesses and for businesses owned by females, Hispanics, and major race categories (plus national-only data on veteran status and other owner and business characteristics) | 56 |
U.S., states, metro areas |
Business and Industry Census Bureau Economic Programs |
See data sources for a specific industry |
Graphic Industry Snapshots |