What We Do

YourEconomy.org

A closer look at business activity through time

The foundation is dedicated to helping communities find ways to help their entrepreneurs. And today more than ever, regions are eyeing entrepreneurship as a means to stimulate their economies. Yet deciding where to focus programs and support is challenging because timely, in-depth information about business communities is hard to find. Even when data is available in studies or research papers, it's often difficult to apply at the local level.

The Edward Lowe Foundation has developed an interactive resource center that allows users to explore economic activity in their own regions and across the country. Visitors can access data about establishments and jobs at state, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and county levels. Because it is derived from a longitudinal database, YourEconomy.org depicts a dynamic journey of how business communities are evolving through time — as opposed to traditional data sources that typically focus on a static moment. Plus, visitors can compare current and historical data to identify key trends and changes in their economy.

YourEconomy.org is designed for individuals working at all levels to support business growth and economic development. This includes economic developers, entrepreneur support organizations, public and private business-development groups and membership organizations. In addition, our tool benefits journalists and policymakers by giving them a new way to look at the composition of their business community and follow business activity.

Start exploring your data at YourEconomy.org.

YourEconomy.org

In 2007 the Edward Lowe Foundation became the first national subscriber to the National Establishment Time Series (NETS), a database that follows individual business establishments through time. This enabled the foundation to create YourEconomy.org, a free, online research tool that allows visitors to easily access dynamic data about business and job activity in their communities. Visit YourEconomy.org to view statistics about:

Composition
Growth

Share This Page