market-research

name	market-research
description	Industry statistics and market sizing via free government APIs (BLS, FRED, Census Bureau). Query employment data, economic time series, establishment counts, and build market sizing reports by NAICS industry code. Use for any industry research or market analysis question.
compatibility	Created for Zo Computer
metadata	{"author":"skeletorjs","category":"Community"}

Setup

1. Install this skill to Skills/market-research/
2. Sign up for free API keys (all free, no usage limits worth worrying about):
   • BLS: https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/ -> add as BLS_API_KEY in Settings > Advanced
   • FRED: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/api_key.html -> add as FRED_API_KEY
   • Census: https://api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html -> add as CENSUS_API_KEY
3. Install the Python dependency: pip install httpx

CLI

python3 /home/workspace/Skills/market-research/scripts/research.py <command> [options]

Commands

Command	Source	Description
industry <naics>	BLS	Employment and wage data for a NAICS industry code
establishments <naics>	Census CBP	Establishment counts by industry and geography
economic-census <naics>	Census	Revenue, payroll, establishments from the Economic Census
fred-search <query>	FRED	Find relevant FRED series by keyword
fred-data <series_id>	FRED	Get time series data for a FRED series
sizing <naics>	All	Combined market sizing report

Options

Flag	Description
--state <fips>	State FIPS code filter (e.g. 04 = Arizona, 06 = California)
--years <n>	Number of years of data (default: 5)
--output <file>	Save to file

NAICS Codes

NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) is how the US government categorizes industries. Examples:

• 423990: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
• 336214: Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
• 541511: Custom Computer Programming Services
• 722511: Full-Service Restaurants
• 44-45: Retail Trade (sector level)

Find codes: https://www.census.gov/naics/

Examples

# Employment + wages for custom software development
python3 scripts/research.py industry 541511

# Establishment counts in California
python3 scripts/research.py establishments 541511 --state 06

# Search FRED for relevant series
python3 scripts/research.py fred-search "software industry output"

# Get GDP data
python3 scripts/research.py fred-data GDP --years 10

# Full market sizing report
python3 scripts/research.py sizing 541511

Data Sources

• BLS QCEW: Quarterly employment and wages, updated quarterly. Most complete employment data by NAICS.
• FRED: 800,000+ economic time series. GDP, CPI, PPI, industry output, financial data. Real-time updates.
• Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (annual establishment counts), Economic Census (every 5 years, most recent 2022).

Notes

• All government APIs are free. No usage limits worth worrying about.
• BLS data is quarterly with about a 6-month lag.
• Census CBP data is annual with about a 1-year lag.
• Economic Census data is every 5 years (2017, 2022). Latest 2022 data is available.
• The sizing command combines all three sources into a single markdown report.
• State FIPS codes: https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html