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If you're new to economic development or want to better understand your local economy, there are a number of websites that can help you develop a plan for analyzing the resources in your community. The underlined links in the paragraphs below will take you to some of these sites and to sources of data that will be useful in your analysis. Links to tutorials of how to extract the data have also been added for some sites.
Community Economic Analysis: A How to Manual
is similar to the USA Counties in Profile is a website hosted by the Indiana Business Research Center and can get you off and running quickly with developing a snapshot of your economy. The site provides many of the most recent population, housing, income, and various labor and industry statistics at the state and county levels, including data rankings of the area in the state or nation. Data Place is a one-stop source for housing
and demographic data about your community, your region, and the nation. The
site not only assembles a variety of data sets from multiple sources, but it
also provides tools and guides to assist you in analyzing, interpreting, and
applying the data so you can make more informed decisions. Data can be
retrieved through charts and tables, area profiles, and a mapping tool.
DataPlace is a KnowledgePlex® initiative
sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation.
KnowledgePlex® is an online resource serving affordable housing and community
development professionals. Community Economic Development HotReport provides quick access to information tailored to economic development decision-making. Topics provided in these reports include the economy, transportation, housing, schools, and more. The top industries and occupations as well as wages for an area can be retrieved in a click or two. Information comes from a variety of sources including the Department of Labor’s Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages and State Occupational Projections; the Department of Educations Common Core of Data and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System; and from the Census Bureau’s Local Employment Dynamics (LED), Census 2000, American Community Survey, Population Estimates, and County Business Patterns. The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's America's Labor Market Information Services website offers links to a number of workforce investment related resources, including "An Environment Scan: Workforce Information Sources to Assist Employment, Economic Development, Education, and Workforce Investment Planning and Decision Making." This report identifies widely consulted sources and types of labor market and workforce and information available from public, private, and research institution providers. The report also identifies and array of internet-based information delivery systems to illustrate examples of improved and innovative access to workforce information. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) also has links economic development resources on their website. Here you will find examples of economic development activities at state universities, links to their programs and other resources outside PASSHE. The Economic
Development Research and Training Center (EDRTC), one of the I. The Census and the American Community Survey
To query and map data within a designated radius using latitude and longitude coordinates, the Census Bureau has developed Landview, a DVD product that can be purchased. The website of the Missouri Census Data Center has a Circular Area Profile application, which lets the user specify a site (point location using lat/long coordinates or by entering a ZIP code) anywhere in the U.S. and retrieves small-area data (census block group or MCD/county subdivision level) that is located within the specified circular areas and aggregates them to create (approximate) circular area summaries. The primary output is a summary report with the demographic characteristics of the circular area(s). The report is, by default, in the standard format of the MCDC's dp3_2k demographic profile reports. Limited historical census data is available from the Census Bureau at this site, through past editions of the United States Statistical Abstract, and through the University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center Historical Census Browser. The UVA browser accesses selected county census data for 1790-1960. Much historical census data is still in paper form, however. II. Census Data by
III. Population Estimates and Projections Population estimates are currrently available for the states, counties, and municipalities through July 1, 2005 from the Census Bureau Population Estimates homepage. Limited estimates data can also be accessed through American Factfinder, and the PaSDC produces detailed estimate books for the state, counties, and municipalities. The Census Bureau has produced projections by single year of age and sex for the state through 2030. There are currently no county projections based on census 2000, the PaSDC expects to complete these by the summer of 2007. Check with your local planning agencies, they may produce their own county or municipal projections. Formatted estimate and projections tables can also be downloaded from the PA STATS section of the PaSDC website, and the Missouri Census Data Center has a new dynamic web application that lets you generate custom extracts of state and county level population estimates for either pre-defined or user-specified age intervals. The data used in this application are the special "bridged" race estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics (and the Census Bureau) with breakdowns by single years of age, race (just the 4 special bridged categories), hispanic origin and sex. You can choose your geography (by state and level), your time periods (1990 to 2005), your own custom age groupings (under 11, over 27, 18 to 64, etc.), and demographic items of interest (race, hispanic and gender detail). Location Quotient and Shift-Share Analysis are important tools for analyzing industry and workforce data. Several sites now make it easy to perform these calculations. The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics has an online location quotient calculator that calculates the location quotient for up to 3 geographies at a time (state, county, and metropolitan statistical area) down to the 6-digit NAICS industry subsector, for the years 2001-2005. The BLS calculator uses Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data. The University of Georgia hosts a shift-share analysis website the provides the 3-step calculation for 2 digit NAICS sectors by county and state going back to 1990 using QCEW data.
The
Survey of Business Owners (SBO), formerly known as the Surveys of
Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE/SWOBE), is part of the
Economic Census and provides statistics that describe the composition of County
(and Zip Code) Business Patterns is an annual series that provides
subnational economic data by industry. The series is useful for studying the
economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and
as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between
economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential,
measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales
quotas, and developing budgets. Government agencies use the data for
administration and planning. Nonemployer Statistics summarizes the number of establishments and sales or receipts of businesses without paid employees that are subject to federal income tax for the state, counties, metropolitan statistical areas, and combined statistical areas. Most nonemployers are self-employed individuals operating very small unincorporated businesses, which may or may not be the owner’s principal source of income. 2003 and 2004 Nonemployer statistics can now be accessed using American Factfinder. The
PaSDC produces the Pennsylvania
County Industry Trends and Industry Clusters reports
annually in conjunction with PENNTAP and the Team Pennsylvania Foundation.
The reports contain information on business establishments and average
monthly employment for the state and counties and by workforce investment
area and industry clusters (cluster report only) from the second quarter of
the most recent years. The data, provided by Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry, is compiled from second quarter unemployment tax reports filed
by employers. The data in the report only applies to employers covered under The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program (LEHD) combines federal and state administrative data on employers and employees with core Census Bureau censuses and surveys to develop new information about local labor market conditions. The main features of this site are Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI), a set of economic indicators -- including employment, job creation, wages, and worker turnover -- that can be queried by different levels of geography -- state, county, metro, and workforce investment area -- as well as by detailed industry, gender, and age of workers; Industy Focus -- rankings of industries by economic indicators; and On the Map, an interactive mapping application that shows in high definition where people live and where they work. Most of this data is available for the state, counties, metropolitan statistical areas, and workforce investment areas. For a tutorial of how to use these features, click these links: QWI, Industry Focus, On the Map
Much of the data on the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics website can be obtained from the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (CWIA), but this site allows users to select some geographies and historical data that cannot be accessed through CWIA (i.e., LAUS data for municipalites with a population of 25,000 or more). Valuable data on this site includes Current Employment Statistics (CES) , Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). You can also find the most recent Consumer Price Index and the Consumer Expediture Survey (CE), which consists of two surveys collected for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Census Bureau — the quarterly Interview survey and the Diary survey — that provide information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics. The PaSDC maintains a membership with C2ER, a source of additional PA metro area cost of living index data that cannot be found on the BLS site. The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis website provides access to state, county and MSA personal income, wage and employment by industry data, some of which can also be obtained through the CWIA website. Much of this is available in summary form for counties and Metropolitan Statistical Areas through the BEA regional facts, or BEARFACTS.
The
Census Bureau entered into a reimbursable agreement with a consortium of four
Federal agencies, consisting of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Labor (DOL), and
the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to create a special tabulation
identified as the Census 2000 Special Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) Tabulation. This Tabulation was created
according to the specifications of the agencies in the consortium. However,
it contains information similar to comparable tabulations from the 1970,
1980, and 1990 censuses. The Census 2000 Special EEO Tabulation serves as the
primary external benchmark for comparing the race, ethnicity, and sex
composition of an organization's internal workforce, and the analogous
external labor market, within a specified geography and job category. V. Housing and New Construction Building
Permit data is available from the Census Bureau and the State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) Building
Permits Database for states, counties, and places
monthly and annually going back to 1996. The SCODS site appears to have more
updated data but both sites rely on the same county and local reporting systems,
so contact your municipality if you think there are discrepancies or missing
data. Quarterly housing starts, completions, and new residential sales are
only available for the
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
data are used by HOME and CDBG jurisdictions to
prepare their consolidated plans. 2000 special tabulation data showing
housing problems and the availability of affordable housing are available
through this site for states, counties, places, and CDBG/HOME jurisdictions.
For comparision purposes, 1990 data for old CHAS table 1C are also available
via this site. Census 2000 Low and Moderate Income Summary data: Important for Community Block Grants. The Community Block Grant Development program requires that each CDBG-funded activity must either principally benefit low and moderate income persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or meet a community development need having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and other financial resources are not available to meet that need. With respect to activities that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons, at least 51 percent of the activity's beneficiaries must be low and moderate income. Estimates have been prepared at the Census Bureau's Geographic Summary Level "090": State-County-County Subdivision-Place/Remainder-Census Tract-Urban/Rural-Block Group. Links to various tables can be found on the right of the page under "related information." Table downloads are at the bottom of the pages. HUD Special Tabulations of Households by Income, Tenure, Age of Householder, and Conditions : 1990 & 2000: The Economic and Market Analysis Division (EMAD) "Special Tabulations" data retrieval system produces tabular statistical summaries of counts of households by tenure, by income intervals, by age of householder, by size of household, by housing conditions based on the 1990 and 2000 Census, for select geographic areas in the United States, including the state, counties, and 9 Pennsylvania cities. This system allows a user to extract data to conduct a longitudinal analysis of changes in a particular area. VI. Census Transportation Planning Package is a comprehensive source of data
on commuters and commuting patterns for transportation planning, and is
available on disk (free of charge) from the PaSDC.
The tabulation was sponsored by state departments of transportation under a
pooled funding arrangement with the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The package includes: The Pennsylvania State Data Center
is the Commonwealth's Official Source for Population and Socioeconomic data
and liaison with the Census Bureau. Services include custom demographic
profiles, data extraction and reporting, mapping, publications, trainings,
and more. A variety of data is archived on the PaSDC website under the PA Stats,
Map
of the Month, and Research
Briefs sections of the website. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has a number of useful links, including a funding and program finder and resources provided by the Governor's center for local government services, including county and minor civil division demographic data, local government contacts, taxes and revenue data, and more. The Team Pennsylvania Foundation provides a number of businss
and workforce support services, including links to business assistance programs,
Pennsylvania career link, and a
business property and site selection search engine The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Thomas
Register Online. Thomas Register is the most comprehensive
online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in ©2006 Pennsylvania State Data Center |
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