Economic Indicators

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Measures of poverty and income and calculated by the Census Bureau, partly based on the Current Population Survey and partly on the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Wages and compensation statistics are collected and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Income and Poverty

American Community Survey (includes household and family income and earnings)
Detailed Household and Family Income Tables: annual
Detailed Poverty Tables: annual
Human Needs Index: quarterly (The Salvation Army & Indiana University)
Local Area Personal Income: annual (including per capita income)
Personal Wealth Statistics: every three years (Internal Revenue Service)
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: intercensal
State Median Income: annual
State Personal Income: quarterly
Survey of Consumer Finances: every three years (Federal Reserve Board)

Wages and Compensation

County Compensation by Industry: annual
Covered Employment and Wages: annual
Nonfarm Payroll Statistics from the Current Employment Statistics Survey (National): monthly
Nonfarm Payroll Statistics from the Current Employment Statistics Survey (State & Metro Area): monthly
National Compensation Survey: quarterly