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Measuring America: An Overview of Women-

Owned Business and Related Statistics

U.S. Census Bureau December 2014

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Overview Highlights Search & Navigation Data Examples Data Tools Summary How I might use the data Related resources

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Women in Business Highlights Stats Stats

Owned 7.8 million businesses Accounts for 28.7 percent of all businesses nationwide

88.3 percent had no paid employees

Generated $182.3 billion in receipts; (15.3 percent of women-owned business receipts)

11.7 percent had paid employees

Generated $1.0 trillion in receipts; Paid 7.8 million employees $217.6 million

141,893 businesses earning more than 1.0 million

$828.9 billion in receipts

7,644 businesses employing 100 or more people

Generated $357.9 billion in receipts

Increase in many health care occupations

32 percent of physicians and surgeons; 23 percent were dentists

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Navigating the Site

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Welcome to the NEW census.gov

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Search by Topic

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Topics

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Search Box for Your Topic of Interest

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Index A-Z

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Index A-Z

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Survey of Business Owners

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Business Ownership

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Data Examples

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More Women in the Labor Force

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/img/cb12-225_acs5yr_figure1.jpg

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Educational Attainment of Owners

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Average Hours Worked per Week by Owners

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Women’s Earnings

http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/acsbr09-3.pdf

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Female Median Earnings in the Past 12 months: 2013

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Women-Owned Businesses on the Rise

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Women-Owned Firms

http://www2.census.gov/econ/sbo/07/final/maps/women_map1.pdf

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Women Ownership More Prominent in Certain Industries

http://www.census.gov/econ/sbo/

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Data Tools

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Population Clock

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QuickFacts

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/

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Census Explorer

http://www.census.gov/censusexplorer/

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Easy Stats

http://www.census.gov/easystats/

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My Congressional District

http://www.census.gov/mycd/

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2010 Interactive Map

http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/

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Interactive Map

http://www.census.gov/cbdmap/

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Industry Statistics Portal

http://www.census.gov/econ/isp/index.php

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Industry Snapshot

http://thedataweb.rm.census.gov/TheDataWeb_HotReport2/econsnapshot/2012/snapshot.hrml?NAICS=81

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American FactFinder

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Community Facts

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Community Facts

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Guided Search

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Guided Search - Topics

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Guided Search - Geographies

Enter your geography here or click select geographic type dropdown box

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Guided Search – Industry Codes

Enter your NAICS code, industry or product or select from the filters to access data

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Guided Search - Results

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Guided Search Result

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Advanced Search Result

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Advanced Search

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Geographies

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Race and Ethnic Groups Tab

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Race and Ethnic Groups Tab

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Industry Codes

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Search Results

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Table Viewer-Results

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Modify Table Results

21st Century Expectation: Anywhere, Anytime Access

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Meet users’ expectations: • 24/7 access to data • Easy Access • Timely • Relevant

http://www.census.gov/mobile/

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• Uses American Community Survey Data from the US Census Bureau to match user preferences to thousands of places across the nation.

• Displays statistics based on user preferences

and also provides access to social characteristics table in AFF

• Provides users the top 25 places matching

their preferences. Shows map view of top cities.

• Users can share top matches through social

networks (email, Facebook and Twitter)

• Engages our audiences in new ways through relevant experiences

• Increases usage of Census Bureau statistics

dwellr Mobile App

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PoP Quiz

• Teaches the user information about the U.S. through an engaging approach.

• Each state has five questions associated with it.

• When the user answers all the questions for a state, they are awarded with a badge sharable via Facebook or Twitter.

• When the user has completed all states, they can complete a final challenge on the U.S.

• Live in iTunes and Google Play app stores

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How Can I Use this Data?

Economic development Business plans Grants Trends over time Marketing analysis Emergency management Strategic planning

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Related Resources

American Community Survey Current Population Survey Decennial Census Economic Census & Surveys Survey of Income and Program

Participation

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Women in the Labor Force

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat09.htm

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Summary

Discussed highlights Navigated the site Reviewed data examples Looked at available data tools Talked about the uses of the data Reviewed related resources

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Contact Information

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Customer Services Call Center 1-800-923-8282 ask.census.gov

or Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office

clmso.training@census.gov 301-763-4308