You may also find useful data or analysis to improve your business planning at some of these sites.

• Bureau of Economic Analysis - personal income data/li>
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - labor force, employment, wage & inflation data
• Census Bureau - demographic and economic data
• The Conference Board - economic indicators
• EconData.net - portal to information on a wide variety of topics
• Local Employment Dynamics - information on changes in the labor force
• MelissaData - over 30 databases with a variety of information
• Puget Sound Regional Council - demographic data for Puget Sound
• State and County Profiles - comparisons of data for each US county
• WA State Employment Security Department - workforce data
• WA State Department of Revenue Statistics - retail sales data
• WA State Office of Financial Management - estimates and projections