Using Data to Measure your Economy

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Using Data to Measure your Economy

• Christian Kaylor Workforce Analyst
• Employment Department
• Christian.R.Kaylor_at_state.or.us

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American Community Survey
factfinder.census.gov

• Annual Data (2000 2006)
• -Unemployment Data
• -Commuting Time
• -Employment X Occupation Type
• -Education (High School, College)
• All Metro Areas
• 15 Counties
• 8 Cities (Beaverton, Bend, Eugene, Gresham,
  Hillsboro, Medford, Portland, Salem)

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Economic Census
www.census.gov/econ/census02/

• Every Five Years (1992, 1997, 2002, 2007)
• -Total Sales X Industry
• -Firms X Industry
• -Payroll X Industry
• -Employment X Industry
• All Metro Areas
• All Counties
• 93 Cities in Oregon

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Gross Domestic Product
www.bea.gov/regional/gdpmetro/

• Annual Data (2001 2006)
• Value of Goods and Services Produced by Industry
• Metro Areas
• Bend
• Corvallis
• Eugene
• Medford
• Portland
• Salem

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LED OnTheMap
lehd.did.census.gov/led/

• Annual Data (2002 2006)
• Employment X Industry
• Earnings X Industry
• Workforce X Age X Industry
• Any geographic area that you can draw!

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Quality Workforce Indicators
lehd.did.census.gov/led/

• Quarterly Data (1991 2007)
• Wages X Age
• Turnover Stats X Industry
• Wages X Gender
• All Metro Areas
• All Counties

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Occupational Employment Statistics
www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm

• May 2007
• Employment X Occupation
• Average Wages X Occupation
• Metro Areas
• Bend, Corvallis, Eugene,Medford, Portland, Salem
• Regions
• Coastal Oregon, Southern Oregon, Eastern Oregon

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Bonus!!!
www.qualityinfo.org

• Specialized Surveys and Custom Reports!
• Vacancy Surveys
• Industry Forecasts
• Custom Reports More!

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