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Back to datasetsKey Variables Technology use, innovation, IP, R&D, business characteristics, demographics of business owners AI/Tech Tracking Extensive tech adoption questions including AI, cloud, robotics, digitization Access Details Public tabulations; microdata via RDC Notes First nationally representative AI adoption survey; includes advanced technology module; replaced multiple previous surveys
ABS
Annual Business Survey
Labor outcomesPublic/RestrictedFirm-side
Visit Dataset- Specific Type
- Core firm survey
- Dataset Type
- Pooled cross-sectional
- Institution
- Census Bureau; National Science Foundation
- Institution Type
- Federal government
- Level of Focus
- Firm
- Most Granular Level
- State level
- Perspective
- Firm-side
- Time Coverage
- 2017-present
- Frequency
- Annual
- Sample Size
- ~850,000 firms
- Geographic Detail
- State; MSA
- Occupational Classification
- Not specified
- Industrial Classification
- NAICS 2017
- Other Classification
- Business owner demographics; employment size class
Key Papers
McElheran et al. (2023); Zolas et al. (2020) CES Working Paper; Acemoglu et al. (2022) CES Working Paper