This section is designed to provide useful tools to economic development and workforce development practitioners on basic economic theory, concepts, and ideas; reviews of statistical analysis; how-to’s on common types of analysis required by economic and workforce development specialists; and, tutorials on how to access and utilize secondary data sources such as Census, BEA, BLS, etc.

New tutorials will be posted frequently, so please check back frequently. Also, if you don’t see what you are looking for here, please contact us and we will try to make the information you need available.

Success in the global economy requires diversification at the macro level, and differentiation at the micro level.  Regional approaches meet both of these qualifications.  This module will highlight the importance of regionalism by focusing on the following topics:    

• American Community Survey
• Department of Energy website - Tutorial
• State Education Data Profiles - Tutorial
• USDA Natural Amenities Scale - Tutorial
• Regional Economic Development - Video Scenario
• International Economic Accounts-Tutorial

The following tutorials will help you........

Location Quotient Review [PDF]

Economic Base Theory: Geography Matters! [PDF]

Basic Statistical Analysis Review [PDF]

Data Sources [PDF]

Strategic Planning Worksheet [PDF]