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Economic & Demographic

Other Resources

Businesses

Business Demographics

General

Business Patterns

General Information

Minority-Owned Businesses

Business Licensing Information

General

Internal Revenue Service

Lafayette Consolidated Government: Applications & Permits

Lafayette Consolidated Government: Business Center

Louisiana Secretary of State

Louisiana Workforce Commission: LA Licensing Guide

Cost of Doing Business

General

Milken Institute Indexes and Indicators

Unemployment Insurance: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Dept of Labor

Union Statistics

United States Department of Labor: Union Statistics

Workers Compensation

Incentives

General

Louisiana Economic Development: Incentives Information

Louisiana Economic Development: Search Applications

Louisiana Economic Development: Search Companies Who Applied for Advances

Louisiana State Office of the Register: Title 13 & Title 19

International Trade

General

Exchange Rates: Federal Reserve

Exports by Metro Area: International Trade Administration-US Dept. of Commerce

International Statistical Agencies

International Trade Administration

US Census Bureau

World Bank Group

World Trade Center of New Orleans

World Trade Organization

Taxes

Comparative Tax Information

Federation of Tax Administrators

Payroll Taxes

General

Internal Revenue Service

Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators: Retail Sales Structure for Each Parish

Louisiana Department of Revenue

Tax Foundation

Tax Foundation: Data

Tax Foundation: State Tax Climate
Ecological

Environment

General

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency: Maps

Lafayette Utilities System - Water Quality

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality: Data

Weather

General

Climate

Hazards Index

Hurricanes

Hurricane Season Archives

Lafayette Consolidated Government: Flood Zone Map

Louisiana Office of State Climatology

US Environmental Protection Agency

Weather
Economic & Demographic

Demographics

Commuter Flow Patterns

Census

Census Journey to Work Data

Census OnTheMap: Mapping Regional Commuting Patterns

General

American Community Survey

Census Data (Every 10 years)

Lafayette Metropolitan Planning Organization

StatsAmerica

Income

Bureau of Economic Analysis: National

Bureau of Economic Analysis: State and Local

Dept. of Housing & Urban Development

Migration Patterns

Internal Revenue Service

US Census Bureau

Economic Indicators

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Filings by District: US Federal Court System

Consumer Price Index - CPI

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Cost of Living

Cost of Living Calculator: Bankrate

Cost of Living Index: ACCRA

Keller Williams Real Estate Market Stats

Cost of Living Adjustment

Social Security Administration

General

International Monetary Fund- Global Economic Data

US Census Bureau Economic Indicators

Other Inflation Indexes

Other Labor Statistics: Producer Price Index, Import/Export Prices, Employment Cost Trends, International CPIs

Employment & Labor

Compensation & Benefits

Compensations, earnings, benefits, employment costs, international compensation costs, and strikes & lockouts, etc.

General

Job Openings and Turnovers

Occupational Information Network - O*NET

US Census/BLS Local Employment Dynamics

Productivity

Labor and multifactor productivity, international comparisons, productivity research & program development

Unemployment/Employment Data: local, state, & national

Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment

Bureau of Labor Statistics: unemployment

Louisiana Occupational Information System

Louisiana Workforce Commission: download data

Mass Layoffs

Wage Data/Occupational Employment Statistics

Workforce Safety/Injuries

Occupational injuries and illnesses, census of fatal occupational injuries, etc.

Financial Data

General

Archived Economic Data

Banking Market Data

Beige Book: Current Economic Conditions

Economic Data: Exchange rates, GDP, Interest Rates, Monetary Base, US & Regional Data

Economic Data for Students

Gross Domestic Product by state, metro area, etc

Interactive Map

Public Opinion

General

Gallup Poll: current public opinion poll

Pew Research Center

Polling Report: independent, nonpartisan resource on American public opinion

Public Agenda Online: nonpartisan, nonprofit research devoted to opinion, policy analysis & citizen education

Public Poll Question Database

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Infrastructure

Transportation

Aviation

Enplanement & Deplanements: Lafayette Regional Airport

Federal Aviation Administration

LA Department of Transportation & Development

General

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

Federal Highway Administration: highway stats

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Transit Administration - National Transit Database

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development

Louisiana Transportation Research Center

Marine

LA Department of Transportation & Development

Ports Association of Louisiana

US DOT Maritime Administration

Planned Roads / Projects

Acadiana Metropolitan Planning Organization: Plan

Acadiana Metropolitan Planning Organization: Projects

Acadiana Planning Commission

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development: Construction

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development: Future Construction

Rail

Federal Railroad Administration: freight data, safety data, research reports

LA Department of Transportation & Development

Traffic Counts

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development

Utilities

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

North American Electric Reliability Council

US Census Bureau

Outages

CLECO Outage Map

Entergy Outage Map

SLEMCO Outage Map

Rates

Atmos Energy: Rates

CLECO: Rates

Energy Information Administration: Electricity Rates by Utility and User Type

Energy Information Administration: Gasoline Prices

Energy Information Administration: Natural Gas Prices by State

Lafayette Utilities System: Business Rates

Lafayette Utilities System: Residential Rates

SLEMCO: Rate Comparison
Mapping

Aerial Photography

General

Lafayette Consolidated Government: 2015 Aerials

Cartographic & GIS Resources

Louisiana Statewide GIS

US Census Resources

US Maps and Data

Maps

General

Flood Zone Map: Lafayette Consolidated Government

Lafayette Parish Map: address search, aerials, etc

Lafayette Tax Assessor Property Search (works best with IE)

US Census Bureau: Geographic Products and Information

Zip Codes

General

Melissa Data
Other Resources

General

Federal Government Statistics

International Statistical Agencies

Lafayette Public Library Databases

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Library
Social Data

Crime

General

Bureau of Justice Statistics

FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Lafayette Parish Crime

Education

Compare Schools

GreatSchools.net

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

General Education Statistics

Louisiana Department of Education - Data Center

Louisiana Department of Education - Reports Dashboard

Louisiana Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

US Census Bureau

Higher Education Data and Research Activity

Academic Analytics

Board of Regents

National Science Foundation Data

University of Louisiana Lafayette

Local

Lafayette Parish School System

Health Care

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for Health Statistics

Louisiana Dept. of Health & Hospitals

US Census Bureau

US Department of Health and Human Services

Income

General

Bureau of Economic Analysis: National

Bureau of Economic Analysis: State and Local

Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
Industries

Agriculture

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

LSU Ag Center

US Department of Agriculture

Construction

Business Directory

Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors: contractor query

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

US Census Bureau

Permits

Lafayette Consolidated Government

US Census Bureau - County and City Building Permits

Finance

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

Federal Reserve: Banking Market Data

US Census Bureau

Government

Crime

Bureau of Justice Statistics

FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Lafayette Parish Crime

General

State of Louisiana: List of State Agencies

US Census Bureau

Louisiana Municipal Association

Handbook for Municipal Officials

Municipality Information (query)

Veterans

Department of Veterans Affairs

Information

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

US Census Bureau

Insurance

General

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

US Census Bureau

Leisure, Hospitality, & Tourism

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Center

Lafayette Parish School System: Hotel/Motel Receipts

Louisiana CRT Research

Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Manufacturing

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

Institute for Supply Management

US Census Bureau

NAICS/SIC Codes

General

US Census Bureau: NAICS

US Department of Labor: SIC

Oil & Gas

General

LA Dept of Natural Resources

US Energy Studies

Professional, Scientific, & Technical

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

Louisiana State Bar Association: member query

US Census Bureau

Real Estate

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

Foreclosure

RealtyTrac: Foreclosure Data

General

CB Richard Ellis Rate Search

Cushman Wakefield Global Real Estate: Market reports, global real estate reports

Keller Williams Real Estate Market Stats

Louisiana Real Estate Commission

National Association of Realtors: Median Home Prices by Metro Area (Quarterly)

US Census Bureau

US Department of Housing and Urban Development Data

US Postal Service Quarterly Vacancy Data

Office Space

CB Richard Ellis Global Knowledge Center: Data for office space lease rates

Property Tax

Lafayette Tax Assessor Property Search (works best with IE)

Site Selection

Louisiana Economic Development/Entergy: Site Selection

Retail

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators: Retail Sales Structure for Each Parish

US Census Bureau

Retail Sales

Lafayette Parish School System

Louisiana Department of Revenue

Wholesale

Employment

BLS Industry-At-A-Glance

General

US Census Bureau