The following is a representative list of sources of information on the topics covered in the income and employment section of the Community Indicators. The list includes resources that were used for the Community Indicators data, as well as others that may be of interest to those seeking data on income and employment. Data sources identified in the Population Links may also include information on income and employment.

This is not intended to be a complete list, and CRP welcomes information about additional income and employment resources. Inclusion on this list does not imply that CRP endorses an organization or has verified the accuracy of its information.

National Sources

U.S. Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
U.S. DOL is a national clearinghouse for labor-related information including legal issues, data and statistics, publications, news releases and links to state and local sites.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. Department of Labor in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. National, state and local data and statistics on labor market, employment, and trends are available.

The Urban Institute
www.urban.org
The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization. The site provides information and links to data and statistics, publications, research, and news releases on the working poor, social security and welfare to work.

The Brookings Institution
www.brook.edu
The Brookings Institution analyzes emerging public policy problems in books, reports, and articles available to policymakers, experts, and the general public. The website highlights the research and public education activities, including economic studies, urban and metropolitan policy and social and economic dynamics.

Employment Policies Institute
www.epionline.org
Employment Policies Institute is a non-profit research organization that studies public policy issues on employment growth, with a focus on issues that affect entry-level employment. Information available at this site includes publications, data and statistics related to minimum wage, living wage, low-wage workers, youth unemployment, and welfare reform.

Economic Policy Institute
www.epi.org
The Economic Policy Institute is a non-profit research organization that conducts original research on economic issues, and makes policy recommendations based on its findings. A focus of EPI research is the living standards of working people. The website makes its findings available to the general public, the media, and policymakers.

State Sources

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Labor Market Information
www.lmi.state.oh.us
The Labor Market Information site is a source for reports and data about employment levels, unemployment rates, wages and earnings, employment projections, jobs, training resources, and careers. Data is available at the state, MSA and county levels.

Local Sources

Columbus Department of Development
http://td.ci.columbus.oh.us
This site provides information on housing and community services, economic development, and building and development in the Columbus MSA. Details on regional, county, city and neighborhood level programs, as well as links to other City of Columbus divisions, are available.

Greater Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce
www.columbus-chamber.org
This site provides a local snapshot of the local business environments as well as programs available to members. Information on economic development projects, such as small business assistance and workforce development, is also available.