CATALOG OF ECONOMIC INDICATOR RESOURCES
The need for accurate data is essential in answering economic development requests for information or conducting research. This brief reference is designed to share the warehouses of data available in answering common economic development requests for research.
STATE AGENCIES AND SITES
Department of Workforce Development
Type of information: Workforce, industry, demographics
EXTERNAL SOURCES
Statistical Atlas
Type of information: Educational attainment, population, workforce
- Statistical Atlas WI
- Data Source: Census
United Health Foundation
Type of information: Quality of life, air pollution, obesity, health outcomes
- State of WI
- Sources: CDC, Department of Education
FEDERAL AGENCIES AND SITES
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Type of information: GDP, consumption expenditures, foreign direct investment, personal income, regional price parities
Census Bureau
Type of information: Demographics, workforce, educational attainment, quality of life, trade commodities
Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
StatsAmerica
Type of information: Community level, educational attainment, exports, patents, venture capital
US Cluster Mapping
Type of information: Wages, employment, economic indicators, industry data, migration, research funding, venture capital
Federal Reserve Bank
Type of information: Demographics, economic indicators, exports, imports, unemployment, peer city comparison tool