Business Research

Six digit hierarchical coding system to classify all economic activity into twenty industry sectors.

Four digit numerical code assigned by the U.S. government to identify the primary business category.

A database maintained by the Research division of the Federal Reserve Bank of economic data, including: banking, business/fiscal, consumer price indexes, employment and population, exchange rates, gross domestic product (GDP), interest rates, monetary aggregates, producer price indexes (PPI), reserves and monetary base, U.S. trade and international transactions, and U.S. financial data.

U.S. economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance

"FRASER is a digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System."

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Scroll to the map & Click on any state.

U.S. labor economics and statistics - search economic data from regions, states, and local areas

A collection of World Bank Reports on doing business in various countries.

ECLAC is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world, and promoting\ the region's social development.

Credible Statistics for Asian Markets from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

International think tank with four main emphases: people and ecosystems, governance, climate protection, and markets and enterprise. It conducts data-driven research and partners with governments, businesses, and communities to address critical issues such as climate change, clean energy, forests, water, sustainable cities, food security, and oceans.

Reference: World Resources Institute. (n.d.). World Resources Institute.