Statistics of U.S. Businesses

  1997 Annual Data:  

Data include number of firms, number of establishments, employment, annual payroll, and estimated receipts by enterprise employment size. The industry classification is based on Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes. An establishment with 0 employment is an establishment with no paid employees in the mid-March pay period but with paid employees at some time during the year.

Files are in comma-delimited format. Due to size, some of the data are broken down into parts for use in a spreadsheet application.

• Complete U.S. & state file, 4-digit SIC   [txt, 44.1 MB]

             U.S.  [txt, 1.3 MB]

             Files in alphabetical order by state name:
             Alabama-California  [txt 4.2 MB]
             Colorado-Florida  [txt 3.9 MB]
             Georgia-Indiana  [txt 4.1 MB]
             Iowa-Maine  [txt 3.9 MB]
             Maryland-Mississippi  [txt 4.5 MB]
             Missouri-New Hampshire  [txt 3.7 MB]
             New Jersey-North Dakota  [txt 4.4 MB]
             Ohio-Rhode Island  [txt 4.4 MB]
             South Carolina-Utah  [txt 4.2 MB]
             Vermont-Wyoming  [txt 4.6 MB]

• U.S. & states, SIC major industry, detailed employment sizes  [txt, 1.2 MB]

• Complete Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) file, 2-digit SIC [txt, 21.2 MB]

             Files in alphabetical order by MSA name:
             Abilene, TX - Danbury, CT  [txt, 4.6 MB]
             Danville, VA - Grand Junction, CO  [txt, 2.9 MB]
             Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI - Merced, CA [txt, 4.6 MB]
             Miami, FL - St. Cloud, MN [txt, 4.4 MB]
             St. Joseph, MO - Yuma, AZ [txt, 4.7 MB]