Saturday, February 26, 2011

American Community Survey Used for Public/ Private Wage Comparison Chart

The New York Times cited researchers at Queens College, Department of Sociology, to demonstrate how state workers’ salaries compare to those in the private sector in all 50 states, listed in order of greatest percentage difference between the two. Wages by State

The data was cited in the article, "In Battle Over State Payrolls, Data Show a Mixed Picture" published on February 25, 2011.

The study utilized the Census Bureau American Community Survey

Monday, February 7, 2011

World Bank App DataFinder







The World Bank DataFinder 2.0 provides access to fifty years of World Bank data for over 1,100 global economic indicators for around 200 countries, chart and visualize that data and share those data and charts for use in your presentations and projects. Email csv files. This free app also links to several World Bank books, such as The Little Data Book and The Little Data Book on Trade with country by country data.