Outline. Data Sources. Online Resources for Local Employment and Economics Data. Common Data Sources. Web Demo. Local Resources. Questions & Answers

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1 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 1

2 American Community Survey Replaced Census Long Form in , 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 2

3 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) 3

4 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 4

5 Knowledge for Equity Workshop 11/14/12 Online Resources for Employment and Economic Data Part I Data Sources (20 min) ACS American FactFinder Table DP03 Selected economic characteristics (1 year, 3 year, 5 year) ble.en.acs_11_1yr_dp03#main_content Social Explorer Contains over 18,000 maps, hundreds of profile reports, 40 billion data elements, 335,000 variables and 220 years of data. Interactive mapping and reporting tools let you explore a vast array of demographic data quickly and easily. Census data is available from Data Dictionary IRS E Filers File Demographic Data The data, published annually (2010), show filing information for Electronic Return Originators (ERO). The data enable you to drill down to state, county, town and ZIP code level demographics. Information is provided for Business and Individual Returns. Data included: AGI, refunds, EITC, Filing Status, Age, Business Earned Income Tax Credit Display and download ZIP code level tax return information for states, metro areas, counties, cities, and state legislative and congressional districts for tax years 1997 through HTML (w/ link to PolicyMap) or Excel downloads Statistics of Income (SOI) Tax Stats Tax Stats Individual Income Tax Statistics Free ZIP Code data %28SOI%29 Contains data for every U.S. ZIP code for which 250 or more returns were filed. Variables include: number of returns filed, joint returns, returns by paid preparers, exemptions, dependents, Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), and 29 other financial fields broken out by AGI class

6 BLS LAUS The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. LEHD QWI LODES/WAC/RAC Part II Web Demo (40 min) OnTheMap Demo ( ) Search/Selection Import Geography (KML, SHP, GPS) Run Analysis Area Profile Area Comparison Distance/Direction Destination Inflow/Outflow Display Settings Map Controls Report/Map Outputs Part III Resources (20 min) Help Documentation IRS %20TY%202010%20efile%20Demographics%20Database%20_2_.pdf data Social Explorer Quick Guide OnTheMap