Table of Contents

• What is the Economic Census?
• Guide to the 2007 Economic Census
• 2007 Economic Census Data in American FactFinder
• Guide to the 2002 Economic Census
• Published Data from the 2002 Economic Census
• 2002 Economic Census Data in American FactFinder

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Guide to the 2007 Economic Census

The 2007 Economic Census covers nearly all of the U.S. economy in its basic collection of establishment statistics. There are also several related programs, including statistics on minority- and women-owned businesses. The Census of Agriculture and Census of Governments are conducted at the same time. Results from the 2007 Economic Census are being issued solely in American FactFinder, starting in early 2009 and continuing through late 2011.

For more information, see the 2007 Economic Census User Guide which includes:

• 2007 Economic Census User Guide (PDF)
• Using American FactFinder
  • What’s Available
  • Finding Data Highlights
  • Finding Detailed Data
  • Row actions
  • Column Actions
  • Definitions and Related Text
  • Downloading Data
  • Printing Data
  • Saving Your Work
  • Maps
  • Exercises
  • Other Resources
• New to the Economic Census?
  • About the Website
  • About the Economic Census
  • About American FactFinder
• What’s New for 2007
  • Change in Publication Formats
  • Changes to Small Geographic Area Definitions
  • Nonemployers to be Included with Employer Data
  • Revised Industry Classification System
  • New and Changing Industries
  • Product Classification Expands to All Service Sectors
  • New Data on Pension and Other Fringe Benefits
  • Data on Franchising for More Industries
  • More Data in Survey of Business Owners Reports
  • Business Expenses Data Moved to Other Series
  • Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Boundary Changes
• Finding Data
• Uses of the Data
• Understanding Data Sets
• Business Classification
• Geography
• Methodology
• Notes and Cautions

FactFinder Videos:

• Video 1: Finding Business Data Using American FactFinder
• Video 2: Finding Economic Data Sets by Industry
• Video 3: Filtering Data Sets by Industry