Business/Industry Information

American Business
Compiled results of census surveys of business with the latest economic indicators, company data, trade data and business data. You can access online reports on trades and services, housing, manufacturing, retail sales, household income, poverty, new homes sales, comparative industry reports and much more, in the form of charts, graphs and comparative studies.

Associations Online
Find associations, people, and businesses through the search engine of the American Society of Association Executives.

Federal Information Center
Reference site for information about Federal agencies, programs, and services.

Department of Labor Research Library
One of the oldest Cabinet-level libraries. Large segments of its collection - which document the history of labor, labor unions, and the growth and development of the labor movement in a national and world context - are unique either in their nature and content or in the length and completeness of their coverage.

Federal Reserve Board
Financial data including both current and historical information.

Fedstats
Site maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy to provide easy access to statistics and information produced by more than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government.

Hoover's Online
A wide spectrum of information on businesses and industries. Some of the information has a fee.

SMR Research
A business research firm that studies consumer financial services markets and the companies that participate in them. They have online a number of strategic research studies on consumer financial topics, and also provide consulting, electronic data, and statistical services.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Search for manufacturers of products and services.

Wall Street Research Net
Comprehensive, easy-to-use site accessing free, for-sale and in-depth investment information.