Professional and Business Services Checklist

  • What is the level of professional and business services employment in your community or region?
  • How does the level of professional and business services employment compare to your competitor or peer regions?
  • How fast is professional and business services employment growing? 
  • What is the split between professional services and business services employment in your community or region?
  • What are the occupations, income and education levels associated with professional and business services employment in your community?
  • What are the dominant industries within your professional and business services sector?
  • What are the characteristics of firms in these industries?  What is the mix of small and large businesses?  What role do entrepreneurs and sole proprietors play?
  • How are these industries connected to the rest of your regional economy? 
  • Where are firms in the professional and business services sector located within your community or region?  How are they clustered?  What are the implications for planning and real estate development?
  • How many recent business attraction and retention projects fall into the professional and business services category?  How well do the economic development services offered match the needs of these firms?