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Finding Relevant
Statistical Information

Most proposals require that you present demographic, economic and community information to support need statements. Relevant information can be found through a variety of sources. The key accepted source is the Census Bureau.

Alaska.com

Alaska.com provides information about Alaska including weekly food costs, average housing prices, and information that would be helpful if you are moving to Alaska. The direct link is http://www.alaska.com/about/moving/story/4485049p-5138752c.html

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development

The purpose of the ADEC Research & Analysis Section is to provide research, analysis, and general technical support for the Department's operations. The Community Data Base Online, the Economic Development Resource Guide, the Rural Alaska Project Identification and Delivery System, RAPIDS (community project database), and the Alaska Economic Information System can be accessed from this site. The RAPIDS Database contains descriptions, funding levels and status for over 8,000 capital projects in all Alaska communities.

Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development

The main ADOL&WD site is at http://www.labor.state.ak.us/. From there data seekers can access wage, population, economic trend and unemployment rate information off the Quick Link menu. Alternatively, data seekers can directly access updated workforce, employment/unemployment and industry data at http://almis.labor.state.ak.us/?PAGEID=67&SUBID=188.

Alaska Economic Information System

The Alaska Economic Information System is a joint project of the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. AEIS provides detailed income, employment and other economic data by census area. US Census information on census areas can be accessed off this site at http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/AEIS/AEIS_Home.htm. The site also links to relevant Alaska Department of Labor data.

Cost of Living Wizard

Salary.com has a cost of living wizard that does a cost of living comparison for relocation, in addition to providing salary/wage comparisons. That information can be accessed directly at http://swz.salary.com/CostOfLivingWizard/layouthtmls/coll_statebrief_A.html.

Denali Commission

Created by Congress in 1998, the Denali Commission is an innovative federal-state partnership designed to provide critical utilities, infrastructure and economic support throughout Alaska with a special focus on remote communities. The Denali Commission has a wealth of community and project information that can be accessed at their Resource Center on their website at http://www.denali.gov/Resources.cfm?Section=All%20Sections.

Economicindicators.gov

Economic Indicators.gov is brought to you by the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Its mission is to provide timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. This information can be accessed at http://www.economicindicators.gov/ or individuals may subscribe for free to receive information as it is released.

Fedstats.gov

Fedstats.gov is the gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies. From this site you can directly link to statistics or to statistical agencies at http://www.fedstats.gov/.

Prince of Wales/Chamber of Commerce

The POW Chamber is a nonprofit (501 (c) 6) organization dedicated to wise use and development of resources, and providing the public with information about Prince of Wales Island. The Chamber is made up of businesses and individuals who support sustained development for the benefit of all the Island's Communities and its people.

The White House

The White House website provides current funding information on White House Faith Based and Community Initiatives programs and access to statistical information. National data on employment, income, international, output, money, prices, production, transportation and demography can be directly accessed at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/fsbr.html from their Briefing Rooms.

US Census Bureau [back to top]

The main Census Bureau site is at http://www.census.gov/. There is so much information available, it may take some time to locate specific information on your community or proposed service area.

Entering a zip code in the Population Finder on the left side of the screen will enable you to pull population information. Once it has pulled the current population figure for you, the researcher can use the fact sheet hot key to pull up more detailed population information for the entered zip code. To pull up a fact sheet on your community with links to detailed population and economic data use the Fast Access to Community Data search engine that can be found at http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en. American Indian and Alaska Native data and links can be found at http://factfinder.census.gov/home/aian/index.html.

US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Statistics can be accessed at http://stats.bls.gov/. This Federal Government agency is a key source of statistics and information, although Alaska specific information is provided in more user friendly form on the Alaska Department of Labor Site. The BLS site hosts a wealth of statistical information

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