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ABS - Characteristics of Businesses: 2022 Tables (Employer Businesses)
ABS - Characteristics of Businesses: 2022 Tables (Employer Businesses)
The Annual Business Survey uses the collection year in the survey name rather than a single reference year. Therefore, the 2022 ABS covers reference year 2021.
Below are links to the data tables by the business characteristic topic. Question Description codes for the topics are in parenthesis. For more information on using the Census Bureau’s data platform, visit the data.census.gov resources page.
Number of Owners (OWNRNUM)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Majority of Business Family-Owned (FAMOWN)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Majority of Business Owned by Spouses (SPOUSES)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Business Operated as a Franchise (OPFRAN)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Type(s) of Customer (CUST)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Type(s) of Workers Employed (WORKERS)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Business Operation or Reason Ceased (CEASEOPS)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Working from Home (WORKHOME)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Percentage of Employees Working from Home (PERWHOME)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
Factors Affecting Working from Home (FACWHOME)
Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Receipts Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm
Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm
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