Economic & industry resources
Explore economic and industry resources on the built environment and beyond. Compare architecture industry trends from a number of primary data sources for informed business decision-making.
Economic & industry data sources
Looking to make better business decisions and plans for the future? Have a hard time figuring out which federal agency has the data you need? Compare trends within the industry through the primary data sources below that include information pertinent to the profession.
Get analysis of global economic developments during the near and medium term.
Wells Fargo Economics International Outlook
Explore commentary and forecast tables on the international economy and foreign exchange markets.
Access an outline of the global market for AEC professionals, including paths to recognition and barriers.
Explore economic and society data such as urbanization GDP by country.
Get data on international financial statistics such as GDP and labor force by country.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Study economic data such as employment growth and unemployment rate by country.
Access economic data such as gross national income and population growth by country.
Construction spending
Access construction data on new structures or improvements to existing structures for private and public sector. The estimate of the annual dollar value of construction work done in the U.S.
Housing starts and building permits
Explore National and regional data on the number of new housing units.
National employment
Get national architecture employment data. For architectural services employment, click on the one-screen data search.
PPI (Producer Price Index)
See the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Real GDP
Explore the adjusted value of the goods and services produced by labor and property located in the U.S.
Revenue
Access national revenue information by industry.
State employment
Get state architecture employment data. For architectural, engineering, and related services employment, click on the one-screen data search under databases.
ABC
Access ABC resources for information relating to the construction industry.
American Community Survey
Annual data that helps local officials, community leaders, and businesses to understand the changes taking place in their communities.
American Housing Survey
Information on housing subjects, such as size and composition of the nation's housing inventory, vacancies, fuel usage, physical condition of housing units, characteristics of occupants, home improvements, mortgages and other housing costs, home values, and characteristics of recent movers.
Annual Energy Outlook
Annual modeled projections and analysis of energy topics.
Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)
Information on the stock and characteristics of U.S. commercial buildings, including their energy-related building characteristics and energy usage data (consumption and expenditures).
ConstructConnect
Resource for business intelligence in the construction industry.
County Business Patterns (CBP)
Information on the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for other statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses.
DBIA
Resource for information relating to design-build best practices.
DesignIntelligence
Resource for market analysis, strategic foresight and trends, and historical context.
Dodge Smartmarket Reports
Industry research on key trends that are relevant to construction and building design such as building information modeling, world green building trends, and safety advancements.
Economic Census
A five-year measure of American business and the economy that includes information regarding employment, payroll, and revenue by type of service or product.
Gartner
Resource for technology related insights.
Lean Construction Institute
Resource for information and tools relating to the design and construction industry.
NCARB by the Numbers
Insights into architectural education, the path to licensure, and diversity in the profession.
PSMJ
Resource for books, surveys, manuals, and newsletters for best practices.
The Zweig Group
Resource for newsletters and market research reports for best practices.
Resource for career information on duties, education and training, pay, and job outlook.
AIA Minnesota architects in commerce research
Resource for client-based research to help architects.
Platform designed to help you collect, manage, and benchmark your data so you can improve sustainability performance.
Resource for information on sustainable design and architecture.
DOE Building Performance Database
Dataset of information about the energy-related characteristics of commercial and residential buildings.
ENR Top 100 Green Building Design Firms
Information on the top 100 green building design firms.
A global, connected data hub that enables data flow from auditor and supplier databases to A+D software, public, and private libraries.
A database of organizations that have committed to disclose their social justice and equity policies.
Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)
Resource for reports and case studies on energy efficiency.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Resource for Preservation Green Lab which connects historic preservation and building reuse.
Resource for sustainable product information.
Urban Land Institute Greenprint
A resource focused on reducing the carbon footprint of existing buildings by providing information on carbon footprints and benchmarks.
Resource for information on LEED, credentialing, and advocacy and policy.
Resource for information on building green and green buildings.
Housing starts & building permits
National, regional, and state level data on the number of new housing units.
Private nonresidential construction spending
Historical value put in place private nonresidential construction spending by state.
Real GDP
The adjusted value of the goods and services produced by labor and property by state.
State employment
Access architecture state employment data. For architectural, engineering, and related services employment, click on the one-screen data search under databases.
Unemployment compensation claims as a percentage of the civilian workforce
National and state statistics for unemployment compensation claims.
Weekly unemployment insurance claims
The unemployment insurance weekly claims data are used in current economic analysis of unemployment trends in the nation, and in each state.
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