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DMINews -- July 2008
Topics Planned for the July 2008 DMINews • MetroDynamics Quarterly Economic Updates • High Level Industry County Quarterly Economic Analysis Updates • New County Population Estimates by Age, Gender, Race and Hispanic Origin • Guide to Site Analysis • School Planning Areas & Attendance Zones MetroDynamics Quarterly Economic Updates MetroDynamics (MD -- http://proximityone.com/md.htm) will be updated with the detailed (subject matter data by maximum detailed NAICS category) 2007Q4 quarterly establishments, employment, and earnings (EEE) data based on employer reported data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ES-202 program. See http://proximityone.com/md1.htm for a description of subject matter included in MD. MD provides quarterly time series EEE data from 2004Q1 forward, then making a 15 quarter series. Use the optional MD feature to estimate data suppressed data and use continuous quarterly measurements in your analyses. EEE-HI Database. Use the new U.S. by county "high level industry" EEE data (EEE-HL) for visual and tabular analysis. Updated quarterly, these data may be used with the new HLIAnalyst (see below) to examine composition, patterns, and trends. High Level Industry County Quarterly Economic Analysis Updates The new HLIAnalyst integrated software and database tool enables uses to analyze county level quarterly economic high level industry trend data. The quarterly updated database enables users to examine employer reported "ES-202" data on establishments, employment and earnings with only a 7-8 month lag from the reporting period. Easy access to county (or custom aggregate) area economic trend data. Supported with on-demand graphic analysis/charts and analytical operations such as location quotient analysis. New County Population Estimates by Age, Gender, Race and Hispanic Origin A review of the new (released mid July 2008) July 1, 2007 national scope county population by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin demographic estimates and trends. Guide to Site Analysis Use site analysis to, for example, count the number of students having certain attributes a certain distance from a school. Or, use site analysis to determine the demographic/market attributes of an area defined by a set of small areas such as ZIP codes, block groups, or census tracts. This item provides an update on using tools like the CommunityViewer site analysis operations to perform such tasks. School Planning Areas & Attendance Zones School planning areas and attendance zones subdivide school districts and are defined/designated by the school district. These notes address processes and tools that a school district can used to develop attendance zone boundary shapefiles and use them in demographic analysis. Additional Information Contact Proximity for more information about any of the topics reviewed in this section. |
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