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  • Employment Data from Census by Geography

    talent-discovery economic-self-sufficiency

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Data on Industry and Occupation, Employers (public and private), Commuting, Labor Force Statistics, Work from Home, and more.

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  • CyberSeek

    career-pathways

    by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

    CyberSeek provides detailed, actionable data about supply and demand in the cybersecurity job market.

  • National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

    entrepreneurship

    by NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

    Data on R&D, the STEM workforce, the condition of STEM education, and US competitiveness in science, engineering, technology, and R&D. Statistical data available as preformatted interactive tables, data tools to generate your own tables, and microdata files.

  • Apprenticeship Finder

    career-pathways

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

    Search for available apprenticeships in a variety of fields around the country.

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  • TIGER Line Roads Data

    opportunity-zones career-pathways entrepreneurship talent-discovery helping-tribal-state-and-local-governments-with-local-address-data-collection

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Data on roads covering the entire United States.

  • U.S. Cluster Mapping Tool

    rural-development talent-discovery

    by U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

    Provides over 50 million open data records on industry clusters and regional business environments in the U.S. to promote economic growth and national competitiveness

  • Manufacturing USA Institutes

    entrepreneurship

    by MANUFACTURING USA

    Summaries of all the institutes, filterable by type of technology and location. Manufacturing USA is a national network of linked manufacturing institutes with unique technological concentrations.

  • Fair-Market Rent Data

    economic-self-sufficiency opportunity-zones

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

    Rent estimates at the 50th percentile (or median) are calculated for all Fair Market Rent areas

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  • Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Data

    entrepreneurship

    by FEDERAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

    A one-stop shop for U.S. laboratory information (laboratories, available technologies, funding, programs, facilities and more).

  • American Community Survey APIs

    opportunity-zones rural-development

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Resources for demographic information at the Census tract level.

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  • Quarterly Workforce Indicators

    talent-discovery

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Metro area/state/WIA-level data on firms, industries and workers.

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  • O*NET Web Services

    career-pathways

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

    API for O*NET characteristics and requirements for 974 occupations, with tools including O*NET's occupation keyword search.

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  • USA Trade Data

    opportunity-zones

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Monthly data that is very detailed geographically.

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  • Housing Assistance Data

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship

    by FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

    Data on the FEMA Housing Assistance Program, including number of applicants, county, zip code, severity of damage, owner or renter.

  • Location of Energy Infrastructure

    opportunity-zones rural-development

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

    Includes data on energy infrastructure including power lines, power plants, coal mines, etc.

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  • Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America

    rural-development opportunity-zones

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

    County-level data on county type, remoteness, amenities, and other socioeconomic characteristics.

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  • Inventor and Entrepreneur Resources

    talent-discovery

    by U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

    Resources about protecting intellectual property, including listings for pro bono attorney representation.

  • TechLink: DoD and VA Inventions

    entrepreneurship

    by TECHLINK

    Over 5,000 DoD and VA inventions available in virtually all technology fields, searchable by keyword.

  • American Community Survey Demographic Data

    opportunity-zones rural-development helping-families-businesses-and-communities-respond-to-covid-19

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Tract-level data on household characteristics; industry and occupation, broken out by demographic characteristics of workers.

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  • HUD Enterprise GIS

    opportunity-zones economic-self-sufficiency

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

    Web services for data including HUD, USDA, and Census.

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  • American Community Survey - Population Data

    disaster-preparedness opportunity-zones

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    The American Community Survey is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about the U.S.

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  • College Scorecard

    career-pathways

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    Data on U.S. colleges, including their costs and outcomes (student earnings, loan debt), admissions, programs, and more.

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  • Non-Employer Statistics

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Annual data on self-employed persons (including no. of firms, revenue) at the state, county, and metro area levels by select industries.

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  • CDC Social Vulnerability Index

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship

    by CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL

    Uses Census tract-level data to help identify communities that may need support in preparing for hazards or recovering from disaster.

  • Survey of Business Owners (SBO)

    talent-discovery

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    A survey of business owners that includes the race and ethnicity of business owners (note: this data is from 2012)

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  • National Institutes of Health Awards

    entrepreneurship

    by NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

    Data on National Institutes of Health awards.

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  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Data

    entrepreneurship

    by SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

    Data on companies that have won SBIR awards and on the awards themselves, includes titles and abstracts for the invention, and geographic and demographic info for the winners. The SBIR program helps technology companies further develop inventions, and bring them to market.

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  • List of Federal Efforts Supporting Entrepreneurship

    talent-discovery

    by GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

    Federal organizations, programs, policies, and statistics focused on entrepreneurship.

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  • Zip Code Business Patterns

    opportunity-zones

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Annual statistics on US businesses at ZIP Code level. Includes number of establishments, employment, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. (Tip: this data only covers employer businesses with 1 or more paid employees, and does not cover self employed people, which affects its use for capturing start-ups.)

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  • Food Access Research Atlas

    opportunity-zones

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

    Census tract-level data on food access and supermarket accessibility.

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  • CareerOneStop

    career-pathways

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

    Offers a wide range of career, employment, and education data as Web API Services.

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  • TIGER Line Address Range-Feature

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship helping-tribal-state-and-local-governments-with-local-address-data-collection

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    The TIGER/Line Shapefiles contain potential address ranges for city-style addresses.

  • Treasury ZIP Code Statistics of Income

    economic-self-sufficiency opportunity-zones

    by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

    ZIP Code data on selected income and tax statistics by State, ZIP Code, and size of adjusted gross income. Can be mapped to census tracts

    Data Steward:

    • Kevin Pierce,

  • National Science Foundation Awards

    entrepreneurship

    by NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

    Data on National Science Foundation awards.

  • Occupational Employment Statistics

    talent-discovery

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

    Employment and wage estimates by occupation based on a survey of business establishments. Data are available for all industries combined for the nation; states, the District of Columbia, and selected U.S. territories; and metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. National data by industry or by public/private sector ownership are also available.

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  • Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program

    talent-discovery entrepreneurship

    by U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

    Annual awards data since 2014 for The i6 Chllange and Seed Fund Support Competitions. The grants help to create and expand high-growth entrepreneurship and increase access to capital in regions across the country.

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  • Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Census Tracts

    economic-self-sufficiency opportunity-zones

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

    These tracts must have 50% of households with incomes below 60% of the Area Median Gross Income or have a poverty rate of 25% or more

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  • Small Business Administration Datasets

    entrepreneurship

    by SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

    Includes data on Regional Innovation Clusters, state licenses and permits, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, and more.

  • Economic Census Data

    talent-discovery

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Latest Economic Census data by place.

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  • County Business Patterns

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship economic-self-sufficiency

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Annual data on employer businesses (e.g., no. of businesses, employment, payroll) at the state, county, metro area, and ZIP Code levels by industry.

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  • Lab Partnering Service (LPS)

    entrepreneurship

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

    Includes APIs for data on energy experts at DOE R&D labs, Department of Energy (DOE) funded facilities and labs, patentss and applications specefic to DOE labs and their IP.

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  • Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs

    talent-discovery

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    A survey of entrepreneurs that is more current than the Survey of Business Owners (SBO), but only available at state level.

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  • Stats America

    rural-development talent-discovery

    by U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

    Data items for any state, metro, micro, district or county in the nation, including Opportunity Zones, detailed demographic information, innovation capacity etc

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  • Open Energy Information

    rural-development entrepreneurship

    by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

    Open energy datasets coming from the US Department of Energy and its national laboratories

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  • Monthly Industry Indicators

    rural-development entrepreneurship

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Monthly indicators including manufacturing shipments and inventory, construction spending, retail inventories, rental vacany rates, etc.

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  • Census Business Builder

    entrepreneurship

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Selected demographic and economic data targeted for regional analysis and small business owners. Includes building permits data that is not in the Census API yet.

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  • Individual Assistance Data

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship

    by FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

    Individual Assistance (IA) is provided by FEMA to individuals and families who have sustained losses due to disasters.

  • Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

    entrepreneurship

    by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

    Links to all the MEP sites and an interactive map of the sites. MEP is a national network of experts on America's small manufacturers that provides companies with services and public and private resources.

  • Business Formation Statistics

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Timely and frequent snapshots of early-stage business activity, including business applications and formation at the state, regional and national level

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  • Occupational Outlook Handbook

    career-pathways

    by U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

    Provides information on what workers do; the work environment; education, training; pay; the job outlook; and more for 325 occupational profiles.

    Data Steward:

    • Amrit Kohli,

  • API & Developer Resources for Census Bureau Data

    opportunity-zones talent-discovery career-pathways entrepreneurship rural-development transportation-emissions

    by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

    Software developer resources for Census Bureau Data.