Put it to work
Potential use cases
A starting use for this source
Compare regional output, employment, income, industry activity and other macroeconomic context.
Add context to a market narrative
Compare an appropriate economic series with the market change you are investigating. Keep geography, time period and units consistent before using it in a planning memo or article.
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: United States, states, counties, metropolitan areas, countries and industries by dataset
Granularity: National accounts, regional income and employment, industry and international data
Source type: Official national, regional and industry statistics
Access and cost
API key
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Cost: No charge stated; terms and responsible-use limits apply.
Update cadence: Dataset-specific schedules; use the metadata and published release information.
Before you use it
Limits that matter
Economic aggregates are not company counts or software budgets. Check geography, units, revisions and the underlying series definition.