ECON 376: Labor Economics: Finding Raw Data
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Resources
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics DataGood for statistical data on the economy; especially good for earnings and occupational outlook information. Well-designed site for quick answers to common U.S. economy questions.
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County and City Data BookThis resource provides access to the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data Books. Allows you to create custom printouts and/or customized data subsets (subsets only available for 1988-2000). The Census also provides data tables for the 2000 & 2007 County and City Data Book at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/general_reference.html.
Secondary Data Tools
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PolicyMapPolicyMap is an online US national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with varied applications. It is used in social sciences, urban studies and planning, real estate and housing analysis, community and economic development, public administration, public health, social work, political science, education, business, economics, statistics, and geography, among other fields. Users can leverage thousands of US data indicators in PolicyMap to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block group in many cases, up to a national level, as well as create custom regions, for their research and studies.
