1. Pick a geographic area

(ex. 5 mile radius of Oak Street and PA 315)

2. Let LandView^® 6 find you the pertinent information you need about
that area (Click each link to see some example datasets in PDF below)

a. Demographic Information.pdf

b. Social Characteristics.pdf

c. Economic Characteristics.pdf

d. Housing Characteristics.pdf

Census 2000 SF3 Demographic Profiles

Northeastern Pennsylvania Municipal One Race and Hispanic Population Counts (.xls, 192k)

The Workplace Locations of People Who Live in Northeastern Pennsylvania (xls, 198kb)

The Residential Locations of People Who Travel to and within Northeastern Pennsylvania for Employment (xls, 203kb)

Census 2000 Web Resources:

Pennsylvania State Data Center

United States Census Bureau

Labor Force Trends. Pennsylvania Labor Market Information Database System (PALMIDS) including the U.S., PA and NEPA

Inflation Calculator

Consumer Price Index

Northeastern Pennsylvania Zip Code Demographic Database (.xls, 672k)

Northeastern Pennsylvania Census Tract Demographic Database (.xls, 243k)

Municipal and School District Tax Rates for Municipalities in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Employment. Top 300+ largest employers in Northeastern Pennsylvania (.doc, 108k)

County Business Patterns

Employment by Industry. Estimated 1998 employment by industry and projected 2008 employment by industry for NEPA. (.xls, 100k)

Workforce Demand by Industry and Occupation in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Job and occupational shortages in major industries important to the economic growth of Northeastern Pennsylvania. (.xls, 1300k)


Salary Resources on the Web:

• Salary.com. Complete job salary resources and information for all kinds of professions.
• Homefair.com. Housing affordability and cost of living comparison.

Workforce Development:

• WorkNEPA
• Luzerne County Jobs
• Pennsylvania Workforce Development
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Joblink 2000
• Pennsylvania's JOB BANK
• America's Job Bank
• Workforce.com
• O-NET Online
• PA CareerLink
• PA State Civil Service Commission
• PA Office of Administration

Occupational Wage Analysis:

Grants and Grant Writing Resources

Website Address Directories

Commercial/Industrial Sites and Buildings in Northeastern PA (.doc, 30k)

Entrepreneurial Research Library (.doc, 108k)

Higher Education Research Capabilities and Facilities for Business and Industrial Use in the U.S. (.doc, 26k)

Largest Employers with Websites: Northeastern Pennsylvania (.doc, 118k)

Northeastern Pennsylvania Internet Community (.doc, 248k)

Providers of Business Services in Northeastern Pennsylvania (.doc, 124k)

Smart Growth and Sustainable Development (.doc, 38k)

Local Development Districts in the U.S.

University of Virginia - Geospatial and Statistical Data Center