Business by the Numbers
The U.S. Chamber creates detailed, easy-to-understand analyses of economic data and indicators to help business leaders and policymakers make informed decisions, compete in a global economy, and drive growth.
Our economic insights are available through reports, data centers, blogs, and indices. This work, produced by our Data Products & Insights Team comprised of policy experts, analysts, designers, and digital producers, includes comprehensive quantitative snapshots of business sectors and topics. Notable highlights include special reports on America's labor shortage crisis, workforce dynamics, and the contributions of small businesses, as well as our annual data report on the State of American Business.
Economic Data
Released on a quarterly basis and compiled from 1,000 unique phone interviews with small business owners and operators each quarter, the Index delivers a comprehensive quantitative snapshot of the small business sector as well as explores small business owners’ perspectives on the latest economic and business trends.
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America's Labor Shortage
- Workforce
Understanding America’s Labor Shortage: The Most Impacted IndustriesAmerican businesses are creating hundreds of thousands of jobs each month, yet a significant number of positions still remain unfilled, especially in the professional and business service sector.
By Stephanie Ferguson Melhorn
- Workforce
America Works Data Center
By Stephanie Ferguson Melhorn - Immigration
Immigration Data Center
By Jon Baselice
- Workforce
Understanding America’s Labor Shortage: The Impact of Scarce and Costly Childcare
By Stephanie Ferguson Melhorn - Workforce
Data Deep Dive: The Workforce of the Future
By Stephanie Ferguson Melhorn
Labor Shortage: Impact on the States
- Economy
Understanding Texas’ Labor Market
By Makinizi Hoover - Economy
Understanding Minnesota's Labor Market
By Makinizi Hoover
- Economy
Understanding America’s Labor Shortage: The Most Impacted StatesNearly every state is facing an unprecedented challenge finding workers to fill open jobs. Learn which states have been impacted the most by the nation’s worker shortage crisis.
By Lindsay Cates
- Economy
Understanding Florida’s Labor Market
By Makinizi Hoover - Economy
Understanding Virginia's Labor Market
By Makinizi Hoover
Data by Topic
- Technology fuels small business growthCompanies are looking at emerging tech like AI to compete and expand.Explore small business
- What's the cost of surging retail crime?Innocent consumers, communities, employees, and business owners bear the impact of organized retail crime.Explore retail crime
- The data behind equality of opportunityOpportunity gaps contribute to broader societal inequalities that hinder individual, business, and economic growth.Explore equality of opportunity
- What's behind the national nursing shortage?The U.S. nursing shortage is causing a ripple effect of rising health care costs and lower quality of life across the country.Explore the nursing shortage
