Information Guides -- Careers - U.S. Job Market - Any City USA
This page features tips for a job search in AnyCityUSA. Make this your first stop when beginning your job search in a specific geographic area.
Economic Information
The Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank's 12 Districts
The Beige Book
The BEA is an agency of the Department of Commerce that seeks to strengthen the understanding of the U.S. economy and its competitive position by providing the most accurate and relevant GDP and economic accounts data in a timely and cost-effective manner.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
In addition to census data, you can find direct links to the economic census, economic indicators, housing starts, income, county business patterns and regional offices.
Economic information, relocation packets, networking opportunities.
City Rankings
Milken Institute produces both a 2004 Report, "Best Performing Cities: Where America's Jobs Are Created and Sustained" and a Cities Index, an annual survey of where jobs are being created in America. Register on the Milken Institute site to download the report, Best Performing Cities.
Cities Ranked & Rated: More Than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada - This book is available in the Woodruff Library Reference collection.
America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook - This book is available in the Woodruff Library Reference collection.
Use the Salary, Community and Lifestyle Optimizers to calculate the change from living and working in Atlanta to another geographic location.
