Marketing: Market & Consumer Research

"A mandatory, ongoing statistical survey that samples a small percentage of the population every year -- giving communities the information they need to plan investments and services"--from U.S. Census website. Includes: Social, Economic, Housing and Demographic Characteristics.

"This page contains information about national labor force statistics with demographic characteristics available from the Current Population Survey (CPS)"--from website.

From the BLS.

"BLS wage data are available by occupation for the Nation, regions, states, and many metropolitan areas"--from Bureau of Labor Statistics website.

You can browse by industry or company.

From the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit characteristics.

From University of Michigan, monthly report indexes on consumer confidence, current economic conditions, and consumer expectations for the economy.

"County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. ZIP Code Business Patterns data is available shortly after the release of County Business Patterns. It provides the number of establishments by employment-size classes by detailed industry in the U.S."

"Annual data include number of firms, number of establishments, employment, and annual payroll for most U.S. business establishments. The data are tabulated by geographic area, industry, and enterprise employment size"--from website.

How Americans spend their time, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

40 years of public opinion data. Click on the magnifying glass in order to search the data.

Reports and data on social and demographic trends in the U.S.