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Online Resources for Local Employment and Economics Data. Jeff Matson Center for Urban and Regional Affairs University of Minnesota, Twin Cities jmatson@umn.edu. Knowledge for Equity Silver Spring, MD 11/14/12. Outline. Common Data Sources Web Demo Local Resources Questions & Answers.
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Online Resources for Local Employment and Economics Data Jeff Matson Center for Urban and Regional Affairs University of Minnesota, Twin Cities jmatson@umn.edu 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 2002-2010 • Limited demographic data available
Local Resources • Local State agencies • Labor Market Information Office • Dept. of Revenue • NNIP Partners • Colleges and Universities • Libraries