Online Resources for Local Employment and Economics Data Jeff Matson Center for Urban and Regional Affairs University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Knowledge for Equity Silver Spring, MD 11/14/12
Outline Common Data Sources Web Demo Local Resources Questions & Answers
Data Sources Census Bureau –American Community Survey –Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics Internal Revenue Service Bureau of Labor Statistics
American Community Survey Replaced Census Long Form in 2005 –1, 3, 5-year data American FactFinder Social Explorer Margins of Error
FactFinder Access to raw data tables Custom searches by topic, geography, etc. DP03 – Select Economic Characteristic
Social Explorer Mapping and Reporting Tool Aggregates Geography Pre-designed Reports Standard v. Premium Access
Internal Revenue Service Zip Code level data e-Filers EITC (Brookings) Statistics of Income Tax Stats (SOI)
Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Unemployment Area Statistics (LAUS) Monthly Data as Excel or PDF Cities > 25,000 (all inNew England) 2011 latest, 1990 or 1999 earliest
LEHD Worker origins-destinations and area characteristics Available for all 50 states (incl. DC and Puerto Rico) Data available Limited demographic data available
Local Resources Local State agencies –Labor Market Information Office –Dept. of Revenue NNIP Partners Colleges and Universities Libraries