YourEconomy.org

YourEconomy.org is a free research tool for examining U.S. business activity at the local level over time. It was developed by the Edward Lowe Foundation and uses data from the National Establishment Time Series (NETS) database by Walls & Associates.

The database begins with Dun & Bradstreet information as its largest data source.

"YourEconomy.org presents a unique lens to view data from: Statistics are first sorted by three unique employer sectors (noncommercial, nonresident and resident establishments). Then, resident establishments are subdivided into four stages that reflect different issues companies face as they grow"

The data can be use for examining business and job growth and movement over the years at the national, state, metro and county levels. There is also an explanation of how the data from NETS differs from data available from BLS-Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.