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FedStats
www.fedstats.gov
Pulls together statistics from more than 100 federal government agencies, including construction statistics from the Census Bureau, housing price index, energy consumption and forecasts, consumer price index, earnings information, labor force statistics, foreign trade data and exchange rates, interest rates, population, natural resources. Includes links to agency statistical databases; detailed state and county statistical profiles; international, state, county and local area statistics organized topically; reference links; and full text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book.
Federal Reserve Board
www.federalreserve.gov
Provides foreign exchange rates; selected interest rates, including federal funds, commercial paper, CDs, prime rate, Eurodollar deposits, discount rate, Treasury bills, corporate bonds, state and local bonds, mortgages. Provides full text of the Beige Book, published eight times a year, which contains data on regional economic conditions for each Federal Reserve District. Economic Research and Data, Statistical Releases and Historical Data includes statistics on industrial production and capacity utilization, consumer credit, mortgage debt, money supply, bank assets and liabilities, business finance; survey of business lending terms. About the Fed, The Federal Reserve System links to the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks, with economic data by state provided by each of the regional banks. Data varies by region, but includes indicators such as housing permits, housing units authorized, contract awards, vacancy rates, labor force and unemployment, personal income growth and inflation, bank credit quality, foreclosure resources, mortgage performance, subprime report for selected cities, surveys of agricultural credit and manufacturing activity.
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AFL-CIO
www.aflcio.org
Provides union statistics; statistics on job-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities, wages; state-by-state statistical Profile of Workplace Safety and Health. Facts & Stats provides state-by-state statistics on working family issues, such as wages and income, health care, education, unemployment, pensions, union membership. Executive Paywatch provides database of executive pay, searchable by company and by industry.
Alabama's Comprehensive Labor Market Information System
www2.dir.state.al.us/vlmi/
Industry statistics include employment, projections and staffing patterns. Area profiles give statistics by county on population, income, labor force, unemployment insurance claims, employment and wages. Occupation statistics include wages, employment, projections and employment by industry; licensing data, including number of licenses issued, licensing authority contact information and licensing requirements. Population statistics include occupations by race and gender. Economic Indicators include building permits, retail sales, tax revenues and inflation/price index. Job Seeker Module provides data on major employers, employment trends, and industry and regional data.
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
www.labor.state.ak.us
Researchers includes industry, population, regional, wage, employment and unemployment statistics; Alaska Economic Trends monthly; job outlook and wage information for licensed occupations.
American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org
Economics, Government Advocacy includes monthly economic indicators; "Economic and Construction Outlook in the Gulf States After Hurricane Katrina" report; bi-annual consensus forecasts of nonresidential construction activity available since 2003; Work-on-the-Boards monthly surveys of local economic and business conditions; articles on economic indicators and other issues affecting architects; Architecture in the U.S. Economy: 2005 State Economic Reports; recent Architecture Billings monthly reports, graphs, white paper; Design and Construction Outlook presentations.
American Insurance Association
www.aiadc.org
Research contains state insurance industry statistical profiles.
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
www.artba.org
Offers transportation construction market intelligence reports for sale, which include monthly value of transportation construction put in place. Can view monthly reports of construction materials costs, contract awards, transportation construction employment; monthly federal highway obligation report; quarterly state expenditure of federal highway funds report; quarterly market conditions survey report; Transportation Construction by the Numbers, which highlights price trends, employment, contract awards; economic reports and studies; state and local government profiles, financing information.
Arizona Department of Commerce
www.azcommerce.com
Provides business, economic, tax and labor data; Economic Clearinghouse database. Energy Office provides energy policy statistics.
Arkansas Department of Economic Development
www.1800arkansas.com/
Community Development contains regional, county and municipal profiles that include demographic, labor, infrastructure, education and other data. Can download economic reports on major employers, business climate, cost of living, industry trends and other topics.
Associated General Contractors of America
www.agc.org
Construction Economics includes Data DIGest summaries of weekly economy news, with implications for construction segments; Construction Inflation Alert; quick facts for the U.S. and selected states; excerpts from the "Beige Book" summary of informal soundings of business conditions in the 12 Federal Reserve Districts pertaining to real estate, construction, construction materials; data presentations and articles.
Association of Bay Area Governments Data Center
www.abag.ca.gov/abag/overview/datacenter
Includes statistics for the San Francisco Bay Area, including population and demographics, jobs, output and trade, real estate and housing (including home sales prices and building permits), retail sales, cost of living, and land use; links to other California and federal statistical sources on the Internet.
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
www.aem.org
Industry Trends reports on home sales and construction equipment industry.
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Big Builder Online
www.bigbuilderonline.com
Online publication for high-volume new home builders. Resources provides industry research, data and reports.
Builder
www.builderonline.com
Home building industry magazine and portal site provides housing data. Local Markets provides data, news and analysis of specific markets; includes number of permits issued, construction and employment trends.
Building Permits Database
socds.huduser.org/permits/index.html
A service of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the State of the Cities Data Systems contains data on permits for residential construction issued by more than 21,000 jurisdictions collected in the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey. Can retrieve data in annual or monthly format by state, metropolitan area, county, permitting jurisdiction; view it by permit type.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.stats.bls.gov
Provides data on wages, earnings, benefits, productivity, occupations, business costs, imports/exports, foreign labor, unemployment and demographics. Includes Consumer Price Index, inflation calculator; Standard Occupational Classification System; state and local data; data by industry, including construction; publications and research papers.
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California Building Industry Association
www.cbia.org
Government Affairs contains housing and affordable housing study reports. Publications includes annual housing forecast, homeownership economic treatise, archival reports, statistical reports from other organizations. Offers California Builder Compensation Survey Report for sale online.
California Department of Finance
www.dof.ca.gov
Economic Indicators are bimonthly summaries of economic trends and data available since 1998 that include statistics on employment and unemployment, wages and hours worked, consumer price index, construction starts, new business incorporations, housing unit authorizations, personal income, Department of Defense prime contracts, foreign trade through California ports. California County Profiles are compilations of economic, social and demographic data viewable in their entirety or by county. Includes California 5-year Infrastructure Plan and Capital Outlay and Infrastructure Report.
California Department of Housing and Community Development
www.hcd.ca.gov
Housing Planning and Statistics includes reports on housing development, preservation, income limits and links to federal statistics.
California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
www.soicc.ca.gov
Provides occupational outlook reports by county; labor market, economic and demographic information from several California and federal sources.
Census Bureau
www.census.gov
Collects and makes available population, demographic and economic data. Includes 2000 and archival data. State and County Quick Facts contains summary demographic and economic data by state. Economic Census provides industry, geographic, topical statistical reports on American business, from the national to the local level, at five-year intervals. Economic Indicators offers updates on construction spending, housing starts, manufacturer profits.
Census Bureau, Manufacturing, Mining and Construction Statistics
www.census.gov/mcd/
Contains statistics and releases on housing starts, new residential construction; building permits; new residential sales; characteristics of new housing; new manufactured housing; value of construction put into place; residential improvements. Publications includes Economic Census, construction and housing statistics.
City-Data.com
www.city-data.com
Profiles hundreds of U.S. cities, including photos, maps, satellite photos; demographics (race, income, ancestries, education, employment); geographical data; state profiles; crime data; ZIP codes, area codes; user-submitted facts; similar cities list; comparisons to averages; information, statistics on housing, businesses, individual political contributions, city government employment, weather, hospitals, schools, libraries, houses, airports, radio and TV stations. Top 100 Cities ranks cities in a variety of categories, including population, income, median age, education, commuting times, renter ratios, student ratios, gender ratios, housing value, age of housing, size of housing, racial diversity, population trends. Top 101 Cities ranks cities in additional categories, including voting trends, educational levels, number of building permits, cost of building permits, real estate taxes.
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite
/OEDIT/OEDIT/1162927366334
Colorado Data Book contains economic, demographic, employment, revenue and other statistics.
Conference Board
www.conference-board.org/
Provides U.S. and international leading economic indicators, research, outlook; calendar of economic events; information on councils, publications, events.
Congressional Budget Office
www.cbo.gov
Can search for budget estimates, view budget publications issued in the last 90 days and browse by subject area. Includes monthly budget reviews, current budget projections, current economic projections, status of discretionary appropriations, historical budget data and CBO's economic forecasting record.
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
www.ct.gov/ecd/
Includes town profiles and economic, demographic and housing permit data; full text of Connecticut Economic Digest.
Construction Equipment Online
www.constructionequipment.com/
Contains detailed Construction Equipment Economic Status and Forecast.
Consumer Price Indexes
www.bls.gov/cpi/
Contains latest Consumer Price Index release, upcoming release dates, downloadable fact sheets, guides and historical CPI data.
Council for Community and Economic Research
www.coli.org/default.asp
Offers subscription-based ACCRA Cost of Living Index. Includes city-to-city comparisons of key consumer costs.
County and City Data Books
fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/ccdb/
Can create custom data sets and access statistics from 1944 through 2000 for all 50 states.
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Delaware Department of Labor, Office of Occupational and Labor Market Information
www.delawareworks.com/oolmi/welcome.shtml
Contains summary employment statistics; Affirmative Action data by county and statewide; list of major employers; employment and wage data by county and statewide for major industry sectors; unemployment and employment statistics by sector; occupational and industrial projections, including by industry and occupational group. LMI Analysis includes short-term economic outlook. Contains online Occupational Outlook Handbook, Construction Occupations brochure, Delaware Wages databook, monthly labor review, other online publications.
Delaware Economic Development Office
www.dedo.delaware.gov
Statistics provides data on business, education, workforce, labor, utilities, technology, tax, financing, construction costs; and community profiles.
Department of Commerce
www.commerce.gov
Provides current and back issues of Survey of Current Business and other Bureau of Economic Analysis publications. Links to other resources for national, international, regional economic information and trade statistics.
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
www.trade.gov/td/industry/otea/OTII/OTII-index.html
Provides export data for major industries, by major trade partners, by state. Includes Exporter Database; information on trade agreements; member lists for international trade organizations; trade policy information. Trade Stats Express offers interactive view of state, national trade data, including export and import patterns.
Department of Energy
www.energy.gov
Energy Prices and Trends contains energy outlook, historical data, price analysis and consumption data.
Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
www.eia.doe.gov
Provides energy production, cost and use statistics, reports, analyses. Includes annual energy outlook, with projections to 2025; annual historical data since 1949; publications; energy glossary; quick stats by energy source; rankings of energy data by state, by country and by company; contact list for energy specialists by area of expertise; schedule of upcoming reports. International and Country Analysis Briefs contain country-specific information on energy consumption, production/generation, reserves, trade, heat content. Can search by individual country or fuel/energy category. Forecasts includes international energy projections to 2025 by fuel and region.
Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Households, Buildings, Industry and Vehicles
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumption/
Contains end-use energy consumption data and analyses, including residential, commercial, manufacturing energy consumption; consumption analyses and forecasts; latest Commercial Buildings data.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industry at a Glance
www.bls.gov/iag/iaghome.htm
Industries at a Glance contains profiles of the construction, mining, transportation and public utility industries. Construction includes employment data, unemployment rates, average earnings, occupational injury rates, employment projections.
Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
www.bts.gov
Can access data libraries by transportation mode, subject or agency. National Transportation Library provides reference links, resources and contact e-mails for reference librarians; transportation glossary. State Transportation Profiles are a series of reports on selected states' infrastructure, safety, freight movement, passenger travel, vehicles, economy, energy and environment.
Discount Rates at Federal Reserve Banks
www.frbdiscountwindow.org/
currentdiscountrates.cfm?hdrID=20&dtlID=51
Provides current discount rates for regional Federal Reserve Banks. Can download historic discount rates in Excel spreadsheets.
District of Columbia Business Resource Center
brc.dc.gov
Market Facts and Statistics includes links to statistics from many departments, including labor market and occupational data, list of top 200 employers, census data, economic indicators.
District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
does.ci.washington.dc.us
Includes labor market statistics for Washington metropolitan area.
District of Columbia State Data Center
planning.dc.gov/DC/Planning/
DC+Data+and+Maps/DC+Data
Includes census and other statistical data for the District of Columbia.
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EconData.Net
www.econdata.net/content_index.html
Resource for finding regional economic data. Contains more than 1,000 links to socioeconomic data sources, organized by subject and provider.
Economic Indicators
www.economicindicators.gov
Maintained by the Economics and Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce. Provides access to daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau, including construction put in place, new residential construction, new residential sales, gross domestic product and personal income. Visitors can sign up to receive releases by e-mail or fax for free.
Engineering News-Record
www.enr.com
Can access ENR's current Building Cost Index, Construction Cost Index, Materials Cost Index and Labor Cost Index for current month and historically.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
www.eeoc.gov
Provides statistics on EEOC enforcement and litigation and job patterns for minorities and women in private industry.
ERsys.com
www.ersys.com
Provides detailed information for more than 2,600 cities about demographics, environmental factors, economic indicators, housing statistics, local contacts, media, schools and transportation.
EuroStat
epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page
?_pageid=1090,30070682,1090_3307
6576&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Industry, Trade and Services provides construction industry data, including production, new orders, labor, new buildings, building permit indices; detailed annual statistics on construction and energy; data by ownership type. Economy and Finance include consumer price data. Provides regional and country-specific data; latest issue of statistical yearbook.
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Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis hosts this database of more than 3,000 data sets, including current and historic U.S. banking, business, consumer price index, employment, population, exchange rate, GDP, interest rate, other statistics.
Florida Labor Market Statistics
www.labormarketinfo.com
Contains employment and unemployment data, employment projections, and occupational wage and benefits data. Florida Research and Economic Database includes education, employment, population, wage and income, and labor force data; area profiles and economic indicators. Provides link to Florida Census Data Center for demographic statistics.
FMLink
www.fmlink.com
Includes facilities management-related statistical data, such as operating costs and current building cost indexes.
Foreign Trade Statistics
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
Census Bureau provides monthly tables of exports and imports organized by country and product; current month's data by type of goods and services; state export data; and profiles of U.S. exporting companies. Five-year history is available for purchase.
Freddie Mac
www.freddiemac.com
Under News and Information, Economic and Housing Research contains quarterly economic and housing forecast; housing, mortgage and refinance surveys and data.
F.W. Dodge
www.fwdodge.com
Analytics includes latest monthly Construction Industry Intelligence Report; construction index and top construction market charts. Offers a variety of data products for sale, including Building Stock Database, Construction Analysis System, Market Area Construction Forecast Database, Market Analyzer, historical and forecast products.
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General Services Administration, Federal Procurement Data Center
https://www.fpds.gov/
Central repository of statistics on federal contracting provides detailed information on contract actions for more than $25,000 and summary data on procurements for less than $25,000. Identifies purchasing agencies; vendors; products/services; purchase amounts, dates, locations. Provides order information, online order form for additional reports.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
www.dca.state.ga.us
Georgia Community Indicators contains demographic, economic, environmental and other data for more than 450 Georgia communities. Includes wage and salary survey results since 1996, retrievable for individual years, counties, jobs and salary ranges.
Georgia Department of Labor
www.dol.state.ga.us
Includes labor profiles, economic indicators, labor market trends, wage survey, statistical digest of Georgia's economy, with industry and occupational projections. QuickStats! provides economic trends and labor market information.
Government Printing Office
www.gpoaccess.gov/
Includes monthly economic indicators and annual Economic Report of the President.
Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans
www.bsp.guam.gov/
Provides economic statistics, including Consumer Price Index, Guam Import Report, Guam Export Report, financial reports, funding and expenditure reports, U.S. Census information.
Guam Department of Labor
guamdol.net/
Bureau of Labor Statistics includes reports on unemployment, employment in particular occupations, wages, household and per capita income, minimum wage impact estimates, federal expenditure trends; occupational safety and health statistics; Guam Economic Census.
Guam Economic Development Authority
www.investguam.com/
Business Resources provides data on government revenues and expenditures, financial reports, employment and wages, population and labor, population growth, real estate and economic forecasts.
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Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
www.hawaii.gov/dbedt
Research and Economic Analysis Division contains statewide statistical data; county economic data; annual Hawaii State Data Book, which contains statistics on economics, social issues, political issues.
Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
hawaii.gov/labor/
Labor and Occupational Information contains wage, injury and illness, employment, unemployment, occupational and other labor market information.
Heating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International
www.hardinet.org
Products and Services offers member sales forecasts and monthly sales trends.
HomeTownLocator, U.S. Cities and State Gazetteer
www.hometownlocator.com
Provides census, demographic and income data about specific geographic locations throughout the United States. Can search by city, town, county, state, area code or ZIP code.
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Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor
cl.idaho.gov
Statistics and Research includes city and county profiles; census data; economic climate; labor market data; international trade and export statistics by market, country, trading area, product category. Communities under Statistics gives community and county profiles; contains population data and information on Idaho's economy.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
www.commerce.state.il.us
Illinois Fact Sheets includes data on building costs, energy resources, education, enterprise zones, environment and climate, financial industry, infrastructure, transportation, telecommunications, taxes, workforce, manufacturing and other economic indicators. Can view most recent Illinois Economic Bulletin, consumer price index and employment data.
Illinois Department of Employment Security
www.ides.state.il.us
Labor Market Information includes labor force and unemployment data, employment projections and industry estimates, occupational wage data, unemployment insurance statistics, layoff figures and job outlook.
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
www.in.gov/iedc/
Why Indiana? includes regional cost comparisons, tax information, economic overview, industrial profile.
Indiana: STATSIndiana
www.stats.indiana.edu
Indiana IN Depth provides demographic, labor force, tax, residential building permit and other datasets. Lists largest cities. Can view latest issue of INContext periodical, with articles on the Indiana economy.
Institute for Supply Management
www.ism.ws
ISM Report on Business includes semi-annual manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports of new orders, production, employment, inventories, delivery data and graphs; JPMorgan Global PMI reports on manufacturing and services; links to other resources on manufacturing statistics.
International Cost Engineering Council
www.icoste.org
Lists structural steel prices around the world.
International Energy Agency
www.iea.org
Statistics provides energy data and publications for regions and countries.
International Iron and Steel Institute
www.worldsteel.org
Offers worldwide iron and steel production statistics and statistical yearbooks.
International Statistics
www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=3067
Provides links to sources of international and foreign statistical data, including United Nations, UNESCO, World Bank, other IGO/NGOs, U.S. agencies; to international numeric data archives.
International Trade Commission
www.usitc.gov
Provides tariff and trade data and statistics.
Iowa Department of Economic Development
www.iowalifechanging.com/
Community provides housing and income data. Iowa Facts provides statistics on business climate, corporate income tax, and quality of life. Can download "Business Factors" statistical publication.
Iowa State Data Center
www.silo.lib.ia.us/specialized-services/datacenter/
Contains census and economic data; county economic profiles.
Iowa Workforce Development
www.iowaworkforce.org
Labor Market Information includes economic trends; job outlook; occupational projections; employment and wage data; wage surveys; and unemployment rates.
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Kansas Department of Commerce
www.kansascommerce.com
Research and Statistics contains monthly reports on business conditions, employment rates; annual reports on business costs, gross state product, household/personal income.
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
www.ThinkKentucky.com
Provides community profiles and labor market reports for all counties and cities in Kentucky. Research and Statistics provides business, demographic, economic data and forecasts.
Kentucky Department for Workforce Investment
workforce.ky.gov
Includes labor market information and labor force data for Kentucky and each of its 120 counties, including population.
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LIBOR Rates from British Bankers’ Association
www.bbalibor.com/bba/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1638
For no charge but on a delayed basis, British Bankers’ Association provides daily London’ Interbank Offered Rate. Rates are published for free with two-month delay and remain posted for six months. Current and historic LIBOR rates require paid license.
LIBOR Rates from FedPrimeRate.com
www.wsjprimerate.us/libor/index.html
Provides 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month LIBOR rates; historic rates to 1989; comparisons to U.S. prime rate, Fed Funds Target Rate; background information on LIBOR.
LIBOR Rates from MoneyCafe.com
www.moneycafe.com/library/libor.htm
Offers current LIBOR rates and historic rates since 1999. Includes tracking chart; comparisons with other rates.
Local Census
www.localcensus.com
Contains detailed national and state demographic, economic, population statistics and trends.
Louisiana Department of Economic Development
www.lded.state.la.us
Information Clearinghouse contains economic indicators, parish profiles, demographic statistics and industrial data.
Louisiana Department of Labor
www.ldol.state.la.us
Labor Market Information includes job vacancy survey, employment projections and occupational wage data.
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Maine Department of Labor
www.state.me.us/labor/
Labor Market Data includes job vacancy, labor supply and demand, employment, job market trend, occupational, income and wage, education, training, other statistics; area profiles; occupational profiles; projections; labor market digest.
Maine State Planning Office
www.state.me.us/spo/
Census Data Center provides state statistical profile; economic and census data; publications.
Maine: University of Southern Maine, Center for Business and Economic Research
www.usm.maine.edu/cber/
Contains labor force data; economic and demographic reports; regional and statewide long-range economic and population forecasts; and annual surveys of Maine businesses.
Maryland: ChooseMaryland.org
www.choosemaryland.org
Contains state's economic overview; community profiles with economic, demographic, tax, labor/employment and infrastructure data; and link to Maryland Manual online. Data Center is a comprehensive directory of business, workforce, transportation, utility and tax information. Can search Buildings and Sites database for available office or industrial properties. Business Assistance provides Maryland Business Survey of the Construction Industry.
Maryland Department of Planning
www.mdp.state.md.us
State Data Center includes census data, estimates and projections; job, income and housing construction data.
Massachusetts Department of Business Development
www.mass.gov/?pageID=ehedagencylanding
&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Economic+Analysis&
L2=Executive+Office+of+Housing+and+Economic
+Development&L3=Department+of+Business+
Development&sid=Ehed
Includes business, technology, infrastructure and workforce statistics.
Material Handling Industry of America
www.mhia.org
Research contains statistics on purchases of material handling equipment systems by geographic area; market analysis by industry sector; manufacturing history and forecasts; link to Department of Commerce machinery export statistics.
MelissaDATA
www.melissadata.com/lookups/index.htm
Can access demographic data; labor, income tax, crime, fatal accident and climate statistics by ZIP code.
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
medc.michigan.org
Provides wage, economic and employment data.
Michigan Labor Market Information
www.michlmi.org
Contains data on wages by occupation; job outlook by county/city; local unemployment statistics; industry employment and wage report; industry forecasts by county; report on occupations with strong projected job growth; profiles of applicants at the state's 25 employment agencies.
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
www.deed.state.mn.us
Facts and Figures includes business, economic, industry and international trade statistics. Workforce Center System contains labor market information.
Minnesota State Demographic Center
www.demography.state.mn.us/
Repository of socioeconomic data compiled by Minnesota state agencies, U.S. Census and other sources. Contains economic, population, business, education, employment, government finance, housing, industry, transportation, and other data and reports. Can search by demographic topic; access Census reports and mapping.
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
mdes.ms.gov/wps/portal/
Provides labor market information and statistics. Includes county labor data; occupational projections; employment, unemployment and wage data and maps.
Mississippi Government Statistical Resources
apollo.lib.olemiss.edu/guides/
topic-guide/mississippi-stats
University of Mississippi Libraries contains compilation of state statistical resources, including demographics, economics, education, labor force, wage rates, state finance.
Mississippi, State Data Center of
www.olemiss.edu/depts/sdc/
Contains demographic, housing, income and other data; maps.
Missouri Department of Economic Development
www.ded.mo.gov
Division of Workforce Development offers labor market information; access to census and workforce tax information. Missouri Economic Research and Information Center provides regional, industry and occupational data.
Missouri Great Hires
www.greathires.org/
Labor Market Information includes data by region/county; industry employment and earnings/wages data; occupational data and projections; and labor force data.
Montana Department of Commerce
commerce.mt.gov/
Census and Economic Information Center provides census, demographic, economic, business data; county and state data; publications.
Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Research and Analysis Bureau
www.ourfactsyourfuture.mt.gov
Labor Market Data includes regional and occupational profiles, industry data; employer directory. Data Analysis contains wage, census, consumer price index data; state wage and unemployment rankings; occupational and employment projections.
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
www.mbaa.org
Research and Forecast provides commercial and residential mortgage, interest rate and other statistics.
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National Association of Home Builders
www.nahb.com
Resources contains construction statistics, home sales and prices, economic forecasts, financial and mortgage data, economic and housing data, building material costs, state and local data, other statistics.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
www.edfacilities.org
Construction Data features articles on state and national school construction data, statistics on completed construction, projections for future years, average costs.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
www.nema.org
Business and Economy contains Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) indices since 2002; Lighting Systems Index, a composite measure of member companies' U.S. shipments of lighting products designed to track product demand, since 2005. Economic and Market Data contains product shipment data, monthly economic indicators, monthly issues of Electroindustry, which include "Spotlight on the Economy" statistical updates. Government Relations provides overview of environmental, energy, environment, economic growth issues; position statements; regulatory calendar.
National Multi-Housing Council
www.nmhc.org
Research and Statistics includes annual lists of top 50 apartment owners and managers since 1996. Quick Facts and Figures provides market trends and data on apartment ownership, housing stock, return on investment, ownership, management, market conditions.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
www.nrmca.org
Provides production estimates by month; prior year's estimates by month and state; historical ready mix concrete production since 1975.
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
www.neded.org
Nebraska Databook contains Nebraska Quarterly Business Conditions Survey, Annual Report of Economic Performance and monthly Recent Nebraska Economic Trends, which provide census data, economic data, compare Nebraska to other states in terms of labor, education, utility costs, taxes, quality of life.
NebraskAccess, Economics
nebraskaccess.ne.gov/economics.asp
Comprehensive source of economic and labor market information, including income estimates; census information; economic overviews; tax statistics.
Nevada Commission on Economic Development
www.expand2nevada.com/
Lists new and expanded Nevada businesses, with office square footage and employment statistics; compares industrial construction and lease costs in Nevada metropolitan regions with other cities in the West.
Nevada Employment Security Division
detr.state.nv.us/es/es_index.htm
Labor market data includes unemployment and job growth rates; labor force statistics; occupational projections; wage data; economic indicators statewide and for major metropolitan areas; employer directory; and profiles of major employers in the state.
Nevada Small Business Development Center
www.nsbdc.org
Geographic Information Services offers for sale demographic analyses and reports on retail sales, employment, businesses, new residential subdivision activity, proposed commercial activity, real property, quarterly economic indicators and other data.
New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
www.nh.gov/nhes/
Comprehensive source of economic and labor market information, including unemployment rates by state, county and industry; consumer price index; average weekly and hourly earnings. Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau contains economic, occupational and wage data; employment projections. Includes state and local employment statistics, economic analysis and statistical publications, occupational and industry profiles, benefit surveys. "New Hampshire Occupational Employment and Wages" contains statewide and regional wage and employment estimates and averages for up to 450 occupations. "Community Profiles" for 234 New Hampshire cities and towns contain demographic, economic and labor data; and statistics on utilities, housing, transportation, government and education.
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/
Provides economic, labor market and demographic statistics for New Jersey.
New Jersey: Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network
www.wnjpin.net
Contains demographic, economic and labor statistics and projections.
New Mexico Board of Finance
www.board.nmdfa.state.nm.us/
Provides current and archival economic indicators since 1999. Can search for current and past severance tax and general obligation bond projects.
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
www.dws.state.nm.us
Labor Market Information contains economic, employment and wage statistics; occupational data and projections. Labor Analysis, Statistics and Economic Research includes profiles and comparisons by area, occupation, industry.
New Mexico Economic Development Department
www.edd.state.nm.us
Can download New Mexico Factbook, with data on taxes, workforce demographics, transportation, agriculture, natural resources, manufacturing, technology, utilities, energy and telecommunications. Includes county and city economic profiles.
New York Department of Labor
www.labor.state.ny.us
Includes current employment/unemployment statistics, occupational outlook for New York regions and cities, and wage information.
New York: Empire State Development Corporation
www.nylovesbiz.com
New York State Data Center provides population, economic and other statistical data and includes links to other sources of statistical data. Provides workforce and demographic statistics by county.
North Carolina Department of Commerce
www.nccommerce.com
NC Statistical Information includes demographic, business, economic and labor data; industry profiles; interactive program to compare North Carolina with each of the other 49 states by business climate, labor, tax, infrastructure and other categories; county profiles. Market Access provides infrastructure data.
North Dakota Department of Commerce
www.growingnd.com
Data Center provides annual reports on business start-ups, expansions, relocations that include number of employees, building size, cost estimates. Includes links to education and workforce statistics. Relocating or Expanding provides business operating cost data, including facility, utility, labor; workforce statistics; natural resource, infrastructure, quality of life data.
North Dakota State Data Center
www.ndsu.nodak.edu/sdc/
Provides North Dakota demographic, economic, labor, housing and other data; economic briefs; online form to request data.
Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the, Department of Commerce
www.commerce.gov.mp/
Central Statistics provides information on research and development, census results, price indices, economic indicators.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
www.osha.gov
Gives workplace injury, illness and inspection statistics.
Official Statistics on the Web
www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/
Statistical information on countries is organized by country, region or topic.
Ohio County Profiles
www.odod.state.oh.us/
research/files/s0.htm
Each county in Ohio is profiled by Department of Development; includes information ranging from statistics on the civilian work force, per capita income, vital statistics, employment by industry sector, population trends and taxes to information about the community itself, such as climate, voting, crime, health care, largest cities, persons by age and race, transportation and major employers. Technology/Research provides demographic, economic, employment, housing data; employer rankings; links to other statistical data.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
jfs.ohio.gov
Labor Market Information includes employment, unemployment, labor force and occupation statistics; hours, earnings, wage and other data; industry and occupational projections to 2010 for the state, economic development regions and metropolitan areas.
Ohio State University, Extension Data Center
www.osuedc.org
County profiles include demographic, business, and other statistics.
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
www.okcommerce.gov
Communities contains community profiles. Data and Research provides demographic, economic, business data.
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
www.oesc.state.ok.us
Job seeker resources include annual wage rates since 2001. Contains Labor Market Information statistics, reports, trends, projections, job vacancy survey results, wage reports.
Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
www.econ.state.or.us
State business profile includes demographic, tax, workforce and economic data; statewide and regional wage rate data; statistical study of Oregon's industries; workforce profile by industry and region; Western states business competitiveness indices. Publications includes top employer list and business cost comparisons.
Oregon Employment Department
www.employment.oregon.gov/
Labor Market Information System includes occupational, wage, employment, education and other statistics; industry profiles; regional data; wage surveys and data by industry and region. Oregon Labor Trends monthly newsletter contains the latest information on trends in employment and unemployment and covers economic and labor market topics; Local Labor Trends focuses on specific regions.
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Pennsylvania State Data Center
pasdc.hbg.psu.edu
Commonwealth's official source of demographic and economic data. Can view current and archival research briefs, tables, maps and other products.
Pennsylvania: Team Pennsylvania Foundation
www.teampa.com/foundation/
Contains county and regional economic profiles and regional economic indicators; demographic, labor force, wage and business sector data; state industrial data, including top employers and industry overviews; statewide, regional and county infrastructure data.
PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions
www.piers.com/
Fee-based service provides data on international trade for U.S. ports and key entry points in Latin America and Asia. Data is gathered on site at 48 ports and enhanced by analysis, audits of accuracy. Can access with subscription or by paying use fees.
Post-Judgment Interest Rates for Federal Cases
www.utd.uscourts.gov/documents/judgpage.html
Provides tables of post-judgment interest rates, organized by year since 1994.
Prime Rate
research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/categories/117
Can view rate charts back 5 years, 10 years and to 1955. Contains daily and weekly prime interest rates back to 1955 and monthly back to 1949.
Prompt Payment Act and Contract Dispute Act Interest Rates
www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/rates/tcir/tcir_opdprmt2.htm
Provides table of Prompt Payment Act Interest Rates from 1980 to present. Includes Federal Register citations to rate changes.
Puerto Rico, Government Development Bank for
www.gdb-pur.com/
Includes current economic briefing, economic fact sheet, economic indicators, economic activity index, cash flow projection, statistical appendix of the Economic Report for the Governor and Legislative Assembly.
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Reed Construction Data Construction Industry Forecast
www.reedconstructiondata.com/market-insights/
Offers analysis of construction industry trends in the United States and Canada; provides total values of U.S. and Canadian civil and commercial projects. Market Insights, News and Analysis provides monthly rankings of building permits issued in U.S. metropolitan housing markets; ranks states by recent economic performance. Can order analytical products, including U.S. economic forecast and statistics database; Canadian construction forecast, statistics and cost index.
Resources for Economists on the Web
www.rfe.org
Worldwide directory of economics resources includes data links; dictionaries, glossaries, encyclopedias; economics research centers and university departments; forecasting and consulting organizations; job, grant, graduate school links; news resources, forums, blogs; events; organizations and associations. Economics Search Engine uses Google to search the contents of more than 23,000 economics Web sites.
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
www.dlt.state.ri.us/
Labor Market Information includes wage, employment, unemployment and industry data.
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
www.riedc.com
RI DataBank provides community profiles; research and information services, including publications, economic census, economic trends; lists Rhode Island Top 50 employers and major employers; provides labor and occupational data; occupational and industry wage levels.
Rural Housing Data Portal
216.92.48.246/dataportal/
Developed by the Housing Assistance Council, this portal provides demographic, labor force, income, housing, mortgage statistical data by state and county.
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School Planning and Management
www.peterli.com/spm/resources/rptsspm.shtm
Contains detailed annual statistics on school construction by region.
South Carolina Department of Commerce
www.teamsc.com
Provides comparisons of construction cost indexes, electrical rates, unemployment insurance rates and average manufacturing wages in South Carolina and other states; employment figures by sector. Searchable databases include community and regional profiles; detailed labor market profiles by county; available buildings and sites; product and company directory searchable by company name, location, or product SIC or NAISC code; and publicly announced capital investments.
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
www.sces.org
Provides economic and labor market information for state, by industry and by county; occupational and industry outlook.
South Dakota Department of Labor
dol.sd.gov/
Labor Market Information Center includes data on consumer price index, benefits, labor force, population, wages and earnings; community labor profiles; occupational projections.
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
www.sdreadytowork.com
State economic information portal. Contains labor force profiles and statistics; labor availability and employment outlook information; business rankings. Includes information about tax and business costs; infrastructure and business climate; demographic and statistical data; state statistical profile. Cities/Counties contains detailed and summary demographic, labor, economic, infrastructure, education reports. SD Communities contains community profiles with statistical, labor, education, infrastructure information.
State Data Center Program
www.census.gov/sdc/www/
Cooperative program between the states and Census Bureau created to make demographic, economic and social data available locally through a network of state agencies, universities, libraries, regional and local governments. Provides links and contact information by state.
State Occupational Projections, 2002-2012
www.projectionscentral.com
Contains projections of job growth viewable by occupation, state or type of projection; can search by keyword for long-term and short-term projections.
Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
Links to statistics on the Internet from governmental and non-governmental sources. Topics include agriculture, foreign governments and trade, business and industry (including construction), government finances, consumer information, health, cost of living, housing, demographics, labor, economics, military, energy, environment and transportation; links to federal, state and foreign government resources on the Internet.
STAT-USA/Internet
www.stat-usa.gov
This site, a service of the Commerce Department, offers subscription-based delivery of financial, business and trade information, such as National Trade Data Bank data and U.S. Merchandise Trade data. State of the Nation provides domestic economic releases, market and industry reports, other products. Globus & NTBD offers international market research, country analysis, trade and procurement leads. Includes list of upcoming news releases.
Steelonthenet.com
www.steelonthenet.com
Provides steel industry statistical analyses and forecasts of production, prices, production costs, historical data and commentary. Data includes world average transaction prices, European transaction price index, raw material costs, stainless cold-rolled price index, consumption of finished steel, production of crude steel, steel production by process route, and commentary.
Structural Building Components Magazine
sbcmag.info/
Industry Info, Economic contains archival articles on construction market issues. Housing Starts contains statistics from government, private and industry sources on housing starts, new residential construction, new residential sales, housing permits.
Surety and Fidelity Association of America
www.surety.org
Lists statistical reports available for sale.
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Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd
Labor Market includes demographic, education, labor force, employment and unemployment data; jobs by industry; occupation and industry trends; per capita income; economic indicators (building permits, property values, retail sales, and taxes); and area profiles.
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
www.state.tn.us/thda/
Lists building permits by county since 1990; provides housing market profiles by county.
Texas Business and Industry Data Center
www.bidc.state.tx.us
Contains publications, databases, data on population, labor, income, employment, Gross State Product, industry trends, international trade and investment, research and development, real estate, transportation. Contains Texas Business Expansion Database of new and expanded facility announcements. State Comparison Database compares Texas to other states for more than 200 criteri
Texas State Data Center
txsdc.utsa.edu/
Includes demographic data and reports on education, housing, income and employment, including occupational and industry figures.
Texas Workforce Commission
www.twc.state.tx.us
Labor market information includes wage, employment, unemployment and industry data; list of top employers; Texas Labor Market Review monthly; industry and metro area profiles; employment projections; labor market comparisons.
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Utah: Business.utah.gov
business.utah.gov/business/
Relocating a Business contains economic, demographic, labor market, transportation, utilities statistics.
Utah, Economic Development Corporation of
www.edcutah.org
Provides overview of business climate and financial advantages. Data Center includes demographic, labor, utility, real estate, tax statistics and information.
Utah Department of Workforce Services
jobs.utah.gov
Labor market data includes occupational and wage data, largest company listings and job outlook. Industry Employment and Wages provides summary report with employment, payroll, number of establishments, and average monthly wage by year and industry.
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Vermont Department of Economic Development
www.thinkvermont.com
Economic Data includes general, demographic, economic, labor and industry statistics.
Virginia Workforce Connection
www.vawc.virginia.gov/
Provides access to labor market information, including current and projected employment; occupational, wage, labor force, education, training statistics searchable by region and industry; area and industry statistical profiles.
Virgin Island Bureau of Economic Research
www.usviber.org/
Includes statistics on economics, construction, civilian employment, civilian unemployment and tourism; archives of statistics.
Virgin Islands Department of Labor
www.vidol.gov/
Labor Market Information includes data on employment and unemployment, labor force, employment by industry, wages, occupational employment, occupational safety and health.
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Washington Employment Security Department
www.esd.wa.gov/
Provides current wage rates; labor market statistics and trends.
Washington Office of Financial Management
www.ofm.wa.gov
Economy contains economic trends; labor force, income, trade and economic development statistics. Research and Data includes population and economic data.
West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs
www.wvcommerce.org/business/
workforcewv/default.aspx
Employment Statistics contains employment/unemployment, wage (including by industry) and OSHA statistics; occupational data and projections.
West Virginia Development Office
www.wvdo.org
Contains data on business costs; workforce profiles; demographic and census data.
White House
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget_factsheets_departments/
The President’s Budget, Department Fact Sheets provides latest economic and social statistics from federal agencies.
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
www.commerce.state.wi.us
Business Statistics and Data includes overview of state business climate; state forecasts; income, economic and manufacturing data; state small business profile. Also provides business and individual tax rates; worker's compensation rate and electric rate comparisons.
World Statistical Agencies
www.ssb.no/english/links/main.shtml
Lists links to statistical agencies around the world, organized by country.
Wyoming Business Council
www.wyomingbusiness.org
Community Demographics provides detailed local demographic, labor, education, infrastructure, housing, tax and industry data. Interactive Business Center finds infrastructure, telecommunication, demographic and education information sources and business contacts.
Wyoming Community Development Authority
www.wyomingcda.com
Contains demographic, economic and housing profile of Wyoming.
Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, Economic Analysis Division
eadiv.state.wy.us
Contains cost of living, housing, demographic, economic and other data; county profiles; state export data; latest issue of Wyoming Insight. Equality State Almanac contains data by industry, including mining and construction.
Wyoming Labor Market Information
doe.state.wy.us/lmi/
Provides employment statistics by industry, including general contracting, heavy construction and specialty trade construction; employment projections by county; growing and declining industries data; largest employers by industry; occupational projections; minimum wage report; mean hourly wage for 777 occupations; archival wage records.
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