Best Local Sources
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This document provides a summary of the best local sources for research. It lists 13 sources for local economic and demographic data, including the American FactFinder, QWI Explorer, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat, YourEconomy.org, MetroTrends.org, SBA SizeUp Widget, ReferenceUSA, Moody's Analytics, cost of living comparisons, and ResearchOnMainStreet.com. For each source, it provides a brief description of the type of data available and how to access the information.
Best Local Sources
- 1. Best Local Sources Searchers Academy October 26, 2014 Marcy Phelps Phelps Research www.phelpsresearch.com Twitter: @marcyphelps #internetlibrarian
- 2. American FactFinder factfinder2.census.gov Census 2010, American Community Survey, and other data on people and housing Advanced Search Geography filters help drill to local level @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 2
- 3. QWI Explorer (beta) http://qwiexplorer.ces.census.gov/ Economic indicators, incl. employment, job creation, earnings, and more Drill to detailed firm characteristics (geography, industry, age, size) and worker demographics information (sex, age, education, race, ethnicity) @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 3
- 4. Bureau of Labor Statistics Unemployment/employment, prices/spending, pay/benefits, and more Local Area Unemployment Statistics: www.bls.gov/lau Occupational Employment Statistics: www.bls.gov/oes Geographic Guide: www.bls.gov/guide/geography @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 4
- 5. Bureau of Economic Analysis: Regional Economic Accounts bea.gov/regional GDP for states, metro area Personal income for states, counties, metro areas, micropolitan areas, metropolitan divisions & combined statistical areas, BEA economic areas @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 5
- 6. Eurostat: Regions and Cities snipurl.com/253pqp5 Single access point to Eurostat's sub-national statistics Demographics, economics, education, tourism, transport, and much more @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 6
- 7. YourEconomy.org Economic data on U.S. business establishments, jobs, sales State, MSA, county Detailed tables, rankings, time-series @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 7
- 8. MetroTrends.org Urban Institute – social and economic trends and their impact Charts/figures, expert commentary, downloadable data sets, interactive maps @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 8
- 9. SBA SizeUp Widget snipurl.com/253pr2u Select city and industry Benchmark revenues, salaries Map competitors @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 9
- 10. ReferenceUSA Basic directory of > 24 million U.S. businesses Use Custom Search to create lists Corporate Tree info NEW: Charts & Maps @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 10
- 11. Moody’s Analytics www.economy.com Economic data & analysis Forecasts, historical data Global metros, U.S. states/metro areas/counties @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 11
- 12. Cost of living comparisons Free: Sperling’s BestPlaces bestplaces.net/col Fee-based: Cost of Living Index coli.org/compare.asp @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 12
- 13. ResearchOnMainStreet.com Links from the book: Demographics Economics Companies People Issues Fee-based @marcyphelps / #internetlibrarian 13
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