Business & Economy
Federal
Business Startup and Funding
- Business.gov
Information portal designed to assist businesses with their operations in the U.S. - Starting and Managing a Business
Get information about starting and running a business - Business Forms
Frequently requested business forms - Business Law
Learn about rules and regulations that affect businesses - Small Business Finance
Discover ways to obtain loans, manage finances, finding credit, and insure a business - Business License and Permits
Determine what local, state, and federal licensing and permitting regulations are needed in your area - Employment and Labor Laws
Find out which particular federal and state labor laws apply to your business - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits - GovLoans.gov
Central gateway to individual and business loans available from the Federal government - Grants.gov
Central gateway to grants available from the Federal government - Small Business Administration
Information and support gateway for small businesses - Small Business Administration District Offices
Find a local SBA office in your area
Labor and Employment
- USAJOBS
Search for federal jobs in the United States - Studentjobs.gov
Federal employment opportunities for students in high school, college, and graduate school - Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Determinations
Find median wages paid to workers in specific localities for government contracts - Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
Bid on federal contracts for supplies and services - Labor, Bureau of - Statistics
Economic statistics about the U.S. - Minimum Wage Laws in the States
Find the minimum applicable wage for a state - Monthly Labor Review
Economic journal of facts, analysis, and research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics - National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) Tables database
Tables indicating the composition of production and distribution of incomes earned in production - North American Industry Classification System Manual (NAICS)
Classification of group establishments into industries based on production processes. Replaces the SIC - Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
National, state, and metropolitan area employment and wage estimates - Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career information for different types of occupations, including education and training required, earnings, job duties, and expected job prospects - O*NET Online
Career information for different types of occupations, including education and training required, earnings, job duties, and expected job prospects - OSHA Fact Sheets
Detailed information on various topics in workplace safety - OSHA Laws, Regulations, & Interpretations
Workplace safety rules and regulations - Search for a Charity
Search for an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions under Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code - Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search
Classification of group establishments into industries based on production processes. Replaced by NAICS - State BEARFacts
BEA Regional Facts: Computer-generated narratives for states, counties, and metro statistical areas
U.S. Economic Conditions and Indicators
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) Detailed Report
Detailed price indexes of purchased consumer goods and services - Economic Indicators
Provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, and money - Federal Reserve Board Statistics
Bank, business, and household economic finance statistics - Foreign Exchange Rates
International exchange rates based on the U.S. dollar - Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
Annotated tariff schedule for statistical reporting purposes - National Compensation Survey
Wage statistics for metropolitan areas - National Debt
U.S. public debt to the penny. Updated daily. Includes debt held by the public and intragovernmental holdings - Producer Price Index (PPI) Detailed Report
Detailed price tables for crude, intermediate, and finished goods - REIS, Regional Economic Information System
Detailed tables of local area personal income, including wages, employment by industry and per capita personal income - SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR)
Filings of publically owned companies, such as annual reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission - Small Business and Micro Business Lending in the United States
State and federal bank-to-small business lending statistics - Survey of Current Business
Monthly periodical providing regional, national, and international economic indicators
State
Business Information
- CalGOLD
Search for required business permits for all levels of government - California Business Portal
Gateway to business information for California, including business search and startup information - California Consumer Price Index
California price indexes of purchased consumer goods and services - City and County Sales and Use Tax Rates
Tax rates for California cities and counties, tax rate charts, and detailed breakdown of tax rates - Grants
Gateway to grant information from the state of California - Land Use Planning Information Network (LUPIN)
Zoning municipal codes and ordinances as well environmental rules and regulations - Prevailing Wage Determinations
Median wages paid to workers in specific localities for state government contracts - Search for a Charity
Search for registered charities with the Attorney General’s Office - Tax Service Center
Resources and educational programs for income, payroll, sales, environmental and property taxes
Labor and Employment
- Cal/OSHA
Workplace safety rules and regulations - California Labor Market Information
Labor, employment, and occupational statistics from the EDD - California Occupational Guides
Career information for different types of occupations, including education and training required, earnings, job duties, and expected job prospects - CALJOBS
California EDD job listings - Employment and Wages by Occupation
Median occupational wages listed by county - California State Personnel Board - Jobs
Employment with the state of California - Workers' Compensation
General information for workers’ compensation, including claims, enforcement, rules, and regulations
