The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employees. Includes "Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries," manufacturing establishments statistics at the three-, four-, five-, and six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) levels.

Released every year, County Business Patterns provides the number of employees, annual payroll, total number of establishments, and the number of establishments by employment class size for every industry. Data are also available by industry or by state, county, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and zip code.

The government conducts a complete economic census every 5 years (in years ending in 2 and 7). Data available include number of establishments, number of employees, payroll, and value added/sales/receipts. Information is presented by industry and geographically by state, county, and city/town.

"The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web." Older print editions of the abstract are available through the catalog. Electronic version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. All files in Adobe Acrobat format. -2012. For newer editions, see Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest).