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The Center for Economic Studies (CES) partners with stakeholders within and outside the Census Bureau to improve measures of the economy and people of the United States through research and the development of innovative data products.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

The U.S. Census Bureau currently collects data on industry, occupation, and class of worker for Americans in the labor force on several surveys.

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics Over 100 industry pages are available

This series reviews trends in research and development activities of the U.S. business sector. These data are collected in the Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey (BERD) for 2019 and subsequent years for businesses with 10 or more employees and in the Annual Business Survey (ABS)

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics by region, state, and cities

*Country Commercial Guides--contain "Doing Business Guides " by Country (Note: sections on "Selling U.S. Products and Services" and "Trade and Project Financing" with country specifics)

The SIC system assigns numerical codes to industries from two to four digits. Shorter codes represent broader industry sectors. Be sure to read the full description of the SIC code, as it often includes a broader array of products/services than you might assume.

The primary objective of the CIR program was to produce data on production and shipments of selected products. These surveys measured manufacturing activity in commodities such as textiles and apparel, chemicals, primary metals, computer and electronic components, industrial equipment, aerospace equipment, and consumer goods. In 2012 the Census Bureau terminated this program.

Economic data across the entire economy on a monthly, quarterly, yearly, and five-year basis.

The ABS-1 focuses on businesses with one to nine employees and collects data on research and development, innovation, technology, intellectual property, and business owner characteristics. The ABS-2 focuses on businesses with 10 or more employees and collects data on innovation, technology, intellectual property, and business owner characteristics but not on research and development.

Over 100 industry pages are available.
These pages display a ‘snapshot’ of national data obtained from different BLS surveys and programs. Many programs also produce additional industry detail, including state, county, and metropolitan area data.
The data shown are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) supersector, sector, and industry level.

BDS provides annual measures of business dynamics (such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths, and firm startups and shutdowns) for the economy and aggregated by establishment and firm characteristics

You can adjust the dates, see weekly data, and download results.

The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employee.