Information Sources for Mapping: Regional Economic Development: CareerOneStop

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More Resources:

Asset Mapping Roadmap : State Labor Market Information : Competency Model Clearinghouse : Business Assistance : Workforce³One

census quickfacts : economic development hotreport : quarterly workforce indicators : employment dynamics : on-the-map : fedstats : analyst resource center

Print or download the Asset Mapping Roadmap: A Guide to Assessing Regional Development Resources document.
Use this Sample Regional Business Survey to help determine the factors that affect business.
View the Washington State Innovation Index as an example of a comprehensive asset mapping effort.

Information for asset mapping is gathered from five primary sources: existing knowledge of project participants, previous regional reports, public data, surveys, and interviews. These last three sources are particularly relevant to comprehensive asset mapping projects. The asset mapping team needs to be creative in using resources available to them and in determining if there are additional region-specific metrics that should be included.

Table: Suggested Data Collection Approaches by Mapping Level

Level of Asset Mapping	Data Collection Approach
Level I: Identification	Review of basic public data Report gathering and review Input from regional team members and regional partners
Level II: Basic Evaluation	Data sources in Level I Public data sources/databases Interviews
Level III: Comprehensive Assessment	Data sources in Level I and II Regional business survey Additional Interviews