BearFacts, provides a snapshot of the components of personal income at the state, county, and MSA levels. Although the amount of data is limited, Bearfacts does allow users to easily obatin similar historical data. BearFacts is a produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) collects and reports a wide range of economic data at the international, national, state and local levels. The BEA site includes data on GDP, (including detailed National Income and Product Accounts) and personal income and outlays. BEA data is available at the national, state, county, and MSA levels.
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American Factfinder is the gateway to the Decennial Census, the American CommunitySurvey, the Census’ Population Estimates Program, the Economic Census, and Annual Economic Surveys. Factfinder is a massive database that is searchable by topic, geography, population group, and industry and year. Users can modify data tables to focus on specific geographies or data elements. It […]
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The Geography of Government Benefits, an interactive mapping tool developed by the the New York Times, provides data on government benefits (i.e. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Income Support, Unemployment, and Veterans Benefits) as a percentage of personal income for every county in the U.S. The accompanying article can be found here. Data on transfer payments […]
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The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011. Historical data is still available. ——————————————————– Often overlooked in the scramble to find data, the Statistical Abstract of the United States was one of the best places to start looking for information. From 1878-2012, the Statistical Abstract […]
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The Community Economic Development Preparedness Index (CEDPI) is a comprehensive tool to help communities analyze their readiness for economic development. The program enables communities to identify and assess their strengths and weaknesses before developing a plan or taking action to improve economic development opportunities in the community. The index is based on individual perceptions of activities and conditions in the […]
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First Impressions is a community assessment and improvement program developed by Andy Lewis and James Schneider. This program matches “sister communities” and uses a “secret shopper” approach to evaluating communities. This simple yet effective tool helps people identify and assess their community’s strengths and weaknesses. Initially developed in 1991, First Impressions has been used in hundreds […]
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The Coincident Index (CI) is a monthly composite economic indicator published by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve. The CI provides a snapshot of economic conditions in each state. An increase in a state’s CI over time indicates an expansion in economic activity within the state while a declining CI signals a contraction in the state’s economy. […]
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Don’t worry if you can’t remember how to calculate the Margin of Error (MOE) for a sum of values or the MOE for a derived ratio. The Cornell University Program on Applied Demographics has developed a simple easy-to-use online tool that will calculate the MOEs for sums, products, differences, ratios, and proportions. It will also […]
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Be the first on your block to receive monthly and quarterly updates from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic & Statistics Administration (ESA). Simply sign up for Principal Federal Economic Indicators and receive email updates of the following: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services Advance Report on Durable Goods Construction Put in Place Gross Domestic Produce […]
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