Understanding Your Industry

National data resources: Links to national-level, online data sources

• County Business Patterns: US Census
• Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS)
• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
• Yahoo's Calendar of Business Data Releases
• EconData.net

State data resources: Links to state-level, online data sources

Alabama
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations

Alaska
Department of Labor
Alaska Department of Community & Economic Development

Arizona
Department of Commerce
Economic Development Information Centers

Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Economic Development
Institute for Economic Advancement

California
Employment Development Department: Labor Market Information

Colorado
Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Colorado Labor Market Information

Connecticut
Department of Economic & Community Development
Connecticut Labor Market Information

Delaware
Delaware Economic Development Office
Office of Occupational and Labor Market Information

Florida
Florida Labor Market Statistics

Georgia
Georgia Economic Data

Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism: Economic Data

Idaho
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor: Labor Market Information System

Illinois
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Northern Illinois Business & Industry Data Center

Indiana
Indianas New Economy Workforce Statistics

Iowa
Iowa Labor Market Information

Kansas
Kansas Labor Market Information

Kentucky
Kentucky Workforce Development

Louisiana
Louisiana Forward: Louisiana Economic Development
Louisiana Labor Market Information

Maine
Maine Economic Data
Maine Labor Market Information Services

Maryland
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

Massachusetts
MassStats: Division of Employment & Training

Michigan
Department of Labor & Economic Growth

Minnesota
Department of Employment & Economic Development: Minnesota Workforce Center
Minnesota State Demographic Office
Metropolitan Council: Resources, Reports & Data (Twin Cities)

Mississippi
Mississippi Labor Market Information

Missouri
Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis
Department of Labor & Industrial Relations

Montana
Montana Department of Labor and Industry: Research and Analysis
Department of Commerce

Nebraska
Department of Economic Development: Research & Statistics

Nevada
Nevada Workforce Informer
University of Nevada: Reno Center for Economic Development

New Hampshire
Department of Employment Security
Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau

New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Labor

New Mexico
University of New Mexico Bureau of Business & Economic Research
New Mexico Department of Labor: Labor Market Information

New York
New York State Department of Labor
New York State Data Center

North Carolina
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center

North Dakota
Job Service North Dakota
North Dakota State Data Center

Ohio
Ohio Labor Market Information

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Oklahoma Resources Integration General Information Network Systems (ORIGINS)
University of Oklahoma Center for Economic & Management Research

Oregon
Oregon Labor Market Information System

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Data Center
Pennsylvania Labor Market Information Database

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training: Labor Market Information
Rhode Island Research & Economic Database

South Carolina
South Carolina Office of Research and Statistics
SCIway State Economic Development Information

South Dakota
South Dakota Labor Market Information Center

Tennessee
Tennessee Labor Market Information

Texas
Texas Labor Market Information and Other Data

Utah
Utah Dept. of Workforce Services

Vermont
Vermont Dept. of Employment & Training: Labor Market Info

Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission - Labor Market Information

Washington
Washington Workforce Explorer: Data Center

West Virginia
West Virginia – Labor Market Information

Wisconsin
Wisconsin WORKnet – Labor Market Information

Wyoming
Wyoming Labor Market Information

Other economic analysis and research organizations:

The Northeast Midwest Institute performs economic research and analysis to promote the “economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.” They maintain economic data and profiles for: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.