More Measures
Cost of living, cost of business and purchasing power
Consumer price level
The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' annual index of consumer prices for the Twin Cities 13-County area.
Cost of living
A calculator developed by Jobs Now Coalition. Figures the wage each worker must earn in order to have enough income to cover the family's basic needs budget. Click on "About the Wage and Budget Calculator" for instructions.
Purchasing power profile
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute provides purchasing power data for common consumer items by zip code for 100 metropolitan areas, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul 11-county area. Uses Decennial Census and consumer expenditure survey data to construct estimates.
Development patterns and earnings flow
Developable land and land use
The Metropolitan Council provides generalized land use data for the 7-county area and its political subdivisions approximately every five years. Statistical tables with land use categories available for cities, townships, counties and metro.
Earnings flow from cross-county commuters
The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides gross commuters' flow of wages earned at a place of work in one county to the workers' residences in other counties. In Step 2, select "30 Residence adjustment" and "Minnesota". The resulting data table shows the positive or negative flow of earnings into or out of each county in Minnesota by commuters.
Employment, business establishments, wages and occupations
Industry establishments, employment and wage trends
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) aggregates unemployment insurance filings into the "Quarterly Current Employment and Wages" (QCEW) data series for the 7-county region each quarter with information on establishments, employment and wages by industry. Select time periods, ownership and industries to construct the data you want.
- Jobs and businesses net change for Minnesota
DEED's spreadsheet file showing the jobs gained and lost by establishments expanding or contracting employment for a net change in Minnesota's employment. 1992 to latest QCEW data.
Industry sales, payroll, establishments and employment
U.S. Census 2002 Economic Census for the 13-county area provides sales and employment data by industry.
Job trends by community
The Metropolitan Council's employment by community and county for the 7-county region, 2000 through 2006, using QCEW data.
Job vacancies
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) survey to identify the number, location, occupation, industry, wage and other characteristics of open-for-hire job vacancies in the 7-county region, and others.
Occupations in demand
Select "EDR 11" for a ranking of occupations currently in demand, wages and growth projections in the 7-county region.
Unemployment rate and unemployment trends
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) provides local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) for the 7-county area by month.
Economic output and productivity
Gross domestic product by metropolitan area (economic output)
An alternative to the Economic Output key measure used in Twin Cities Compass, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis offers data on the 13-county area's output by industry for 2001 to 2005.
Income, poverty and income distribution
Income distribution
The 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) table B19081 has data on the household income average by quintile for the 13-county area.
- For Minnesota
The Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research provides a measure of the differences in income between those with the highest and lowest incomes in Minnesota. Look at the bottom of table 2.
Median household income
This link takes you to the Twin Cities Compass Demographics section for data on the 13-county area.
Per capita personal income
An alternative to the Per Capita Income key measure used in Twin Cities Compass, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis offers data on the 13-county area that includes non-monetary income such as food stamps, Medicare, etc. In Step 3, select Minneapolis-St. Paul and click "Display".
Poverty status
This link will take you to the Twin Cities Compass Demographics section for data on the 7-county region.
- For the 13-county area
The 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) table C17001 has data on persons qualifying for poverty status in the past 12 months by sex and age.
Transfer payments
The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides income transfers for which no current services are performed, such as pensions, unemployment benefits and medical care paid by governments, nonprofits and businesses for the 13-county metro area. In Step 2, select "Metropolitan Statistical Areas", then select "Next", then select "Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington", and then the year of interest.
Labor force characteristics and trends
Educational attainment
This link will take you to the Twin Cities Compass Demographics section with data on the 7-county region.
- For the 13-county area
The 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) table S1501 provides the educational attainment by age and poverty rate for the 13-county metro area.
Employment and labor force trends
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) provides employment and labor force data from the local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) for the 7-county region by month.
Labor force projections
Minnesota State Demographic Center provides quick access to labor force projections 2000-2030. Select "Economic Development Region", then select "Region 11", and as many years of interest as desired.
Net migration of young skilled workers
U.S. Census Bureau report, "Net Domestic Migration Rates for the 20 Largest Metropolitan Areas for the Young, Single, and College Educated: 1995-2000" includes the 13-county are in table 5 on page 9.
- Youth-specific net migration
The Brookings Institution's 2004 report, "Labor Supply and the 'Brain Drain': Signs from Census 2000", compares metropolitan areas by proportions of young and educated residents in Table 2 on page 5, and the youth-specific net migration in table 5 on page 9.
Taxes and the price of government
Effective tax rates
In the Minnesota Department of Revenue's 2007 Tax Incidence Study, see Table 2-3, "2004 Population Deciles--Effective Tax Rates", on page 29 (page 39 of the PDF file) for the effective share of taxes paid by each income decile of Minnesota's households. Effective tax rates for all state and local taxes are in the sub-table in the lower right corner.
Price of government
The Minnesota Department of Finance calculates the cost (taxes and fees) of all local and state general government services statewide relative to Minnesota's personal income, found on the bottom of page 4.
Construct a measure
Economic development report by county
U.S. Department of Commerce economic data summary by county.
Job accessibility
The Census Bureau's local employment dynamics map--where workers live and work. Labor shed and commute shed maps are provided. Also provided is a mapping tool, "OnTheMap Version 2" to show 2002 to 2004 data on worker ages, earnings, industry distribution and local workforce indicators.
Job growth and quality
U.S. Census Top Industries Reports ranks metropolitan area industries by growth in employment, new hires or by their average monthly earnings for new hires for the 11-county metro area.
Job and business flows
U.S. Census Quarterly Workforce Indicators from the Local Employment Dynamics web page uses quarterly social security and other payroll tax filings to track job and business turnover for the 11-county metro area.
Labor market and workforce density
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute has 2000 data on workers by race/ethnicity and by age, and the poverty status of workers by their means of transportation to work either by residing in or are employed in Census tracts, with estimates of earnings and consumer expenditures by neighborhood.
Regional economic conditions (RECON)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's drill down site with data on real estate, industry, employment markets, and other data on economic conditions. Site provides graphs and tables of selected data resources.
Data rich sites
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts
Extensive data on metropolitan, county and city labor markets, living costs, consumer spending, productivity, occupations, industries and prices.
Census Bureau Economic Programs
Economic data series and surveys with subnational data from the Census Bureau, including Economic Census, county business patterns, building permits, Census of governments, and international trade.
Industrial and Labor Relations Library links
Links to free major data collections on the labor market and economic conditions.
DataFinder Cafe (Metro GIS)
An interactive tool for viewing and downloading GIS data sets. It allows you to download data sets by custom geographic extents or selections. The Cafe also allows you to browse GIS land use and attribute mapping data sets. Knowledge of GIS is required.
Development Report Card for the States, 2007
The Corporation for Economic Development uses 67 measures to provide a relative, state-by-state assessment of economic development, assigning grades in three main areas: Performance (e.g., economic climate for a wage earner), Business Vitality (e.g., economic climate for a business), and Development Capacity (e.g., how a state is positioned for the future). Data are customizable or downloadable in Excel files.
EconData.Net
A compendium and guide to regional economic data.
Economic strength
Policom Corporation's analysis of 19 years of U.S. Department of Commerce data to rank metropolitan areas by their economic strength. The highest-ranked areas have had rapid, consistent growth in both size and quality, while the lowest-ranked areas have been in volatile decline.
Fiscal disparities
The Metropolitan Council's web page with links to information and data related to the tax base sharing program unique to the 7-county region.
Labor market information tools
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Labor Market Information division provides useful links to labor market and other data with additional information about the data source and characteristics.
Regional economic indicators
The Metropolitan Council's annual summary of important regional economic indicators.
U.S.A. Counties
Features 6,000 data items for counties in the U.S. from federal sources.
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