About Census Data
The Census Bureau collects a wide variety of socio-economic data on United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. For P2 TAPs, the County Business Patterns Database contains a wealth of information about specific industrial sectors including number of establishments, number of employees, and total payroll. These data provide more complete information about the size and economic impact of specific manufacturing sectors which are not readily apparent from looking at environmental data like TRI.
County Business Patterns (Economic Data by Industry Sector)
About the data
County Business Patterns 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. The screenshots below will help you navigate to the data set using American FactFinder's Advanced Search.
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