Open Access Business Resources: Government Resources

Use SEC Company Filings to look up corporate filings for publicly traded US companies. 10K and other filings can provide insights into a company's performance and future plans.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data on employment, earnings, and hours for the automotive industry.

Many US government departments and agencies publish their documents on their websites. It is often useful when researching a particular industry, market, state, etc to check out their departmental website for reports.

American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys, including the American Community and Housing surveys, the Economic Census and annual Commodity Flow Survey.

European Union official documents are available to the public through their website. Users can search by topic to find documents related to their area of research.

Founded over a century ago, CRS (Congressional Research Service) provides authoritative and confidential research and analysis for Congress’ deliberative use.