Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released First Look estimates from the 2017 Economic Census.
The Economic Census provides the most comprehensive and detailed statistics on employer businesses available, and serves as the benchmark for nearly every business survey conducted by the Census Bureau.
The 2017 Economic Census is one of the first Census Bureau programs publishing data on the new 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. While most codes are unchanged from the 2012 NAICS, there were a few industries whose code changed, as well as some industry consolidations and other changes. The 4,374 establishments in the new Research and Development in Nanotechnology industry (NAICS 541713) reported 171,666 employees and $42.0 billion in total revenue.
