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2. County Specific Data

Additional county specific data was gathered from the following sources, which are accessible from the Internet and updated regularly.

1. New York State Department of Labor


1. Local Area Unemployment Rates (available monthly)
2. Local Area Employed (available monthly)
3. Average Duration of Unemployment Claims (upon request)
4. Labor Area Summary in Local Non-Agricultural Establishments (available monthly)
5. Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics – Basic facts – Quick Tables (1990 details labor force totals and number of employed persons)
6. Fastest Growing Occupations (latest data 1997)
7. Highest Paying Occupations (latest 1997)
8. Occupations with Most Total Openings Projections (latest 1997)
9. Industries Adding Wealth to Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties (upon request)


2. U.S. Census Bureau (1990 data – available every ten years)


1. Demographics – Populations of Counties (Basic Facts Tables)
2. Economic Census – Number of Business Establishments and paid employees
3. Industrial Summary by North American Classification System (11 major areas of industry; number of establishments, number of employees and annual payroll)


3. Southern Tier West


1. GIS Quarterly – demographic data


4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis


1. Bear Facts – Local Gross Income and Earnings By Industry
2. County Business Patterns - By Industry (Details number of employees, 1999)

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