General Links
(sites that provide tables of data on many relevant topics)
International
United Nations -
Statistics Division
National
U.S. Census Bureau
Bureau of Economic Analysis (Dept. of Commerce)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Dept. of Labor)
Consumer Price Indexes
CfED Development Report Card for the States
National Center for Education Statistics
Small Business
State Profiles
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Regional
New
England Economic Indicators (Fed. Reserve Bank of Boston)
Maine
Maine State Government Homepage
The Maine
Economy (State Planning Office)
Labor Market
Information (Dept. of Labor)
Department
of Education Data Center
Maine's Geographic
Information System (GIS)
Performance Measure Links
(including sites that provide tables of data specific to the performance measures)
Per Capita Personal Income
US Bureau of
Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product
US Bureau of
Economic Analysis
Employment
Maine
Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services
Multiple Job Holdings
Maine
Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Research and Development Expenditures
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
International Exports
Maine International Trade Center supplied MEGC with data gathered from:
Bureau of Economic Analysis (National GDP)
Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional GDP)
WiserTrade
High Speed Internet Access
PolicyOne Research supplied MEGC with data gathered from:
Federal Communications Commission
New Business Starts
Maine Department of Labor supplied historical data.
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy
Manufacturing Productivity
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Higher Degree Attainment
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Cost of Doing Business
Economy.com
Milken Institute
Cost of Health Care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance
Cost of Energy
Economy.com
State and Local Tax Burden
Tax Foundation
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Census Bureau
Maine Revenue Service supplied data
Transportation Infrastructure
Maine Tomorrow
On-the-job Injuries and Illnesses (Reported)
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maine Data
U.S. Data
Affordable Housing
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Data supplied by MaineHousing
Poverty
U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
Gender Income Disparity
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Chronic Disease
Maine Bureau of Health, Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics
Health Insurance Coverage
U.S. Census Bureau, Health Insurance Data
Conservation Lands
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Sustainable Forest Lands
Maine Forest Service
Population of Service Center Communities
Maine State Planning Office
