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2002 Economic Census: New Business Data You Can Use

Tuesday, 8:30am - 10:00am

Speakers:

  • Robert Marske
    Economic Planning and Coordination, U.S. Census Bureau
    bio
  • Paul Zeisset
    Economic Planning and Coordination, U.S. Census Bureau
    bio

Discussant:

  • Jennifer Boettcher
    Business Reference Librarian, Georgetown University
    bio

Moderator:

Linda Jacobsen
Chief Operating Officer, MetroEdge

Session Organizer:

Paul Zeisset
bio

Abstract:

The economic census provides a snapshot of American business activity once every five years. It also serves as the foundation for many of the more current economic indicators. Economic census data are now classified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Fortunately, most of the shock of the conversion from SIC is now past, and direct comparability with prior census data is reestablished. The 2002 census reports are now being released, and the national data available now will in coming months be complemented by data for states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas, and, new for 2002, micropolitan areas. A related program, the 2002 Survey of Business Owners, will give us more demographic information about business owners--not just race and gender, but also age, education, disability, veterans status, and hours worked--and identify home-based businesses and family-owned businesses.

The presentation will describe new features of the 2002 Economic Census, as well as other programs with which it is integrated to give more frequent data--like County Business Patterns, Statistics of U.S. Businesses, and the Annual Survey of Manufactures. Finding the data on the web will be illustrated.

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