March 2019 Data Update

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Matching Businesses with the Right College Majors

Not all college graduates are the same. There are science, English, and business majors, just to name a few. They don’t always live in the same places.

Fortunately, there’s data on where different types of college majors live. Businesses need this data to guide where they should open new offices or focus recruitment efforts. Local officials need this data about their communities so that they can work to attract the right kinds of businesses. They might find hidden strengths in their workforce.

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The Social Vulnerability Index from the CDC is now on PolicyMap. Read more on our blog.

Number of Medicare (Part D) opioid claims, 1 year change in number of opioid claims, prescribing rates, and claims and prescribing rates for extended release opioids from CMS are now on PolicyMap.

Broadband availability data from the FCC is updated to December 2017. New this update are indicators for maximum advertised upload speed for residential and business customers.

Tax return data from the IRS’s Statistics of Income are updated to 2016, with new indicators on deductions for medical and dental expenses and personal property taxes.

Homelessness data, from HUD, is updated to 2017.

Immigration data on lawful permanent residents (green card holders) by country of birth, from DHS, is updated to 2017.

Locations of community health centers and “look-alikes”, from the HRSA, are updated to 2017.

Locations of certified CDFIs, from the CDFI Fund, are updated to the fourth quarter of 2018.

Locations of Historic Tax Credit projects, from the National Parks Service, are updated to 2018.

Results of the 2018 midterm elections are now on PolicyMap. Read more about this subscriber-only data.

Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) from HRSA are updated to February 2019.

HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) data, including CDBG eligibility, designations for medium income, low/mod income, and low income, CDBG activity locations, and budget allocations for CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).

CDFI investment data from the CDFI Fund, including number of CDFI investments, median dollar amount of investments, and total aggregated dollar amount of investments are updated to 2015 and 2016.

Monthly unemployment, employment, and labor force data from the BLS is updated to January 2019.

Disaster declarations from FEMA are updated to include a severe storm in Connecticut and Tropical Storm Michael in Virginia.

Congressional district boundaries are updated to the 116th Congress, including the names of representatives and new Pennsylvania districts.

State legislative districts for upper and lower state legislatures are updated to current boundaries.

Flood risk maps from FEMA are updated to December 2018. Read more about this subscriber-only data.

March 2019 Data Update

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