Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis-based, private, independent foundation, strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access and success in education beyond high school.

Local Employment Dynamics (Census): An attempt by the Census Bureau, in partnership with state labor market agencies, to make better workforce information available at the local level. Provides better integrated data than most other public sources.

Bureau of Economic Analysis: A central source for regional, state, national, and international economic information, including local area income, RIMS II, gross domestic product for states and MSAs by industry, and more.

EDPro Blog: Maintained by Ed Morrison of the Center for Regional Development at Purdue University, this news and analysis site is an excellent resource for economic development professionals.

Workforce Strategy Center: A national nonprofit that shapes policy and institutional change to create a market-driven workforce system, New York based WSC is a longtime partner of EMSI/CCbenefits.

International Economic Development Council: The mission of the IEDC is to promote economic development worldwide through professional development resources and public awareness.

QCEW Data Tool: QCEW is the comprehensive census of payroll employment in the U.S., produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This single-screen tool allows users to access the dataset for multiple industries and geographies, although aggregation of the employment numbers remains rather awkward.

Workforce3One: Overseen by the Department of Labor, the site “is an interactive communications and learning platform designed to build the capacity of the Workforce Investment System (WIS) to develop strategies that enable individuals to be successful in the 21st century economy.”

Association of Community College Trustees: A longtime partner of EMSI/CCbenefits, ACCT’s mission is “promoting effective board governance through advocacy and education.”