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Targeting Regional Economic Development

A joint initiative of the regional rural development centers

Introduction - What is TRED?
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Pulling It All Together
DATA: Regional Economic Information System (BEA)
TOOL: Location Quotient Calculator

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

TOOL: Shift-Share Analysis of Regional Employment

This website by W. Kriesel will deliver a shift-share analysis of year-to-year changes in employment among 11 major industry categories. It uses the database in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Census of Employment and Wages, for the years 1990 through 2012.

Headwaters Economics

Headwaters Economics is an independent, nonprofit research group whose mission is to is to improve community development and land management decisions in the West.

The Council for Community and Economic Research

The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) is a membership organization that promotes excellence in community and economic research by working to improve data availability, enhance data quality, and foster learning about regional economic analytic methods.

BOOK: Targeting Regional Economic Development

Edited by Stephan J. Goetz, Steven Deller, Tom Harris; Published March 26th 2009 by Routledge – 410 pages

REPORT: A Governor's Guide to Cluster-based Economic Development

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