2007 Economic Census

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1. This video will show you how to locate and filter economic census data by industry, using the "Filter Rows" tool in American FactFinder.
2. To begin, navigate to the Economic Census page on American FactFinder.
3. If you need additional assistance locating American FactFinder, please refer to Video 1: Finding Business Data using American FactFinder.
4. For this example, click Economy-Wide Key Statistics.
5. The Economy-Wide Key Statistics page displays.
6. To select the data for the industry or industries you are interested in, click Filter Rows.
7. The Filter Rows drop-down menu displays.
8. Select ‘2007 NAICS’ from the ‘by Industry’ drop-down menu.
9. The Filter Rows by Industry page displays.
10. If you are unsure of the NAICS code for the industry, you can locate it using the ‘Search for an industry’ search box.
11. If you know the NAICS code for the industry, you can select it using the ‘Select a sector’ drop-down menu.
12. For this example, we’ll select ‘44-45: Retail Trade’ from the ‘Select a sector’ drop-down menu.
13. Next, select ‘447: Gasoline stations’ from the ‘Select a sub-sector’ drop-down menu.
14. Next, select ‘447: Gasoline stations’ from the ‘Select an industry’ selection list and click Add.
15. To view the data for this industry, click the Show Result box.
16. The data set, filtered for gasoline stations, displays.
17. To see the complete data set, select ‘Reset Filters’ from the ‘Filter Rows’ drop-down menu.
18. The complete data set displays.
19. For more information, visit http://www.census.gov/econ/census07