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Census Information
Census Bureau: Poverty	http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty.html
America's FactFinder	http://factfinder.census.gov
American Community Survey	http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
State & County QuickFacts	http://quickfacts.census.gov/

Census Data: Income
Detailed reports on the current population and earned income. Also earnings by education or occupation (by state)
    http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income.html

Census: 2002 Economic Census
The Economic Census profiles the US economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level. It provides information on number of businesses in an industry (with sales data), includes industry reports by state
    http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/

Census Report: Waldrop, Judith. "Disability Status, 2000"
    http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-17.pdf

 

Missouri Census Information
Raw Data:	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/sdcprofiles3/mo/
MO Census Menu:	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/websas/dp3_2kmenus/mo/
Map:	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/pub/webrepts/mocntymap.html
Circular Area Profiles:	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/websas/caps.html
Tract Number (MO):	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/websas/dp3_2kmenus/mo/Tracts/
MO Demographic Profiles:	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/sf3pros/moindex.html
Illinois Census Information
Tract Number (IL):	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/websas/dp3_2kmenus/il/Tracts/
Place (IL):	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/websas/dp3_2kmenus/il/Places/
State Demographic Profiles	http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/sf3pros/ilindex.html
Other Sites:

ACCRA: Cost of living index (American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association)
Produced quarterly, and divided by regions. -In Library Use Only: #R339.4209 Cost (SP - "Ready Reference")

America's Career Information Net:
Find high-growth and high-wage occupations by state or nationwide, and by education level. Find Industry statistics and information, as well as state labor market information.
    http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp

BEA: U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis:
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) collects economic information from primary sources and produces reports based on their own research and analysis. Their regional page can provide economic statistics at the state and county level.
    http://www.bea.gov (Main Page)
    http://www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm (Select State)

 

BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics :
http://www.bls.gov (Main Page)
The web site hosted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics offers information on inflation, consumer spending, wages and benefits, productivity, safety and health, employment and unemployment, industries, business costs, links to their publications, and career information for kids, among other topics.

BLS: Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE):
    http://www.bls.gov/cex/home.htm

BLS: Consumer Price Index 
    http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm (Main page)
    http://www.bls.gov/ro7/ (Missouri)

BLS: Local Area Unemployment:
    http://www.bls.gov/LAU

ERS: Economic Research Service - US Department of Agriculture
Statistical Data on Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America.
    http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/

FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
    http://www.fedstats.gov/

Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies
The "Databank" contains Demographic and Economic statistics and reports on the state of minority populations.
    http://www.jointcenter.org (Main Page)
    http://www.jointcenter.org/DB/index.htm (Data)

Ill. Dept. of Commerce
    http://www.commerce.state.il.us/

Missouri Department of Economic Development
    http://www.ded.mo.gov

MERIC: Missouri Economic Research and Information Center:
MERIC is a division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The Webpage is updated regularly and provides statistics and reports on economic indicators for the state of Missouri and its counties.
    http://www.ded.mo.gov/researchandplanning/index.stm (Main Page)
    http://www.ded.mo.gov/researchandplanning/industry/nonprofit/nonprofit.stm(Economic Impact of Nonprofits)
    http://www.ded.mo.gov/researchandplanning/industry/emp_wage/index.stm(Missouri Employment Information

Missouri Women's Council
The Missouri women's Council is a Division of the MO Department of Economic Development. This Council maintains the "Missouri Family Wage Calculator" and the "Self-Sufficiency Standard Report" which measures the amount of income needed for a family to meet its basic needs.
    http://www.womenscouncil.org/selfSufficiency_standard.htm

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