“10 Databases You Can Use Today” by Steve Doig and Evan Wyloge
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This document provides an overview of more than 10 databases that can be used for reporting. It describes databases from the Bureau of Economic Analysis that provide in-depth industry and geographic analysis of key economic metrics. It also discusses the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics database, which combines federal, state and Census Bureau data to provide more granular employment data. Additionally, it mentions other potential sources of data like corporate filings, registration and licensing records, and political influence databases that each state maintains differently.
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“10 Databases You Can Use Today” by Steve Doig and Evan Wyloge
- 1. (More than) 10 Databases You Can Use Today Steve Doig Cronkite School
- 8. MEDICAL DATA
- 16. CONSUMER PRICES
- 18. WELFARE
- 25. SPORTS ECONOMICS
- 29. DATA ARCHIVES
- 35. Steve Doig (@sdoig) and Evan Wyloge (@evanwyloge) (More than) 10 databases to use in your reporting right away
- 36. Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/ Subagency of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration Provides in-depth analysis of key economic metrics Slices data by industry and different geographies (national, state, metro area, local area)
- 37. Bureau of Economic Analysis Can answer questions like: What industry has grown/contracted the most in my metro area/state?
- 38. Bureau of Economic Analysis Can answer questions like: What kind of change has there been in personal income or personal expenditures in my metro area/state?
- 39. Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Part of the Center for Economic Surveys at the U.S. Census Bureau Combines federal, state and Census Bureau data on employers and employees, under the Local Employment Dynamics Partnership, producing more granular and employment data than what’s collected by any of those agencies alone.
- 40. Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Has a nice visual dashboard for exploring the data
- 41. Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Provides links to every state’s LED website
- 42. Every state does it differently. In Arizona, the Arizona Corporation Commission keeps the records, and has a decent online lookup. But the larger database is available. It includes things like dates, addresses, names of principals, etc. Corporate Filings
- 44. Registration & Licencing Often untapped resources. Remember, if there’s any kind of licensing or registration required for an industry, there’s a database of information where those are maintained.
- 46. Registration & Licencing Arizona has some interesting agencies, boards and commissions...
- 47. Political Influence Most states provide some kind of public lobbying disclosure, but… they’re all different, so digging into these requires some legwork. Arizona provides a lobbyist registration lookup online, but not the actual lobbying disclosures. Requires a request to the Secretary of State’s office.
- 48. Learn how to get it, though, and you should find some interesting stories. Political Influence
- 49. Most states provide some kind of campaign finance data, but… again each state is unique in how it handles the data, so it requires effort to figure out how it’s maintained and structured. Arizona’s Secretary of State provides some summary data and PDF reports, but the good stuff has to be requested. Political Influence