Data Sources
The StoryMap data and resources are a collection of national, state, and local data. You can use these resources as you identify career options and action plans for the future.
The Michigan Electronic Library
The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) is a statewide service of the Library of Michigan, an agency of the Michigan Department of Education. The Library of Michigan works with the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) to provide MeL services.
AtoZdatabases achieves comprehensive coverage on 30 million U.S. businesses and executives listings compiled from sources such as:
- Annual reports
- SEC Filings
- Corporate Registers
- Public Records
- National directory assistance data
- Thousands of yellow and white page directories
- Business Directories
A to Z Database customers can expect a high degree of accuracy when using their information. Monthly updates include telephone verification, web mining, and NCOA, (National Change of Address)
The Michigan Center for Data and Analytics provides the state with the expertise to analyze data, understand challenges, and evaluate solutions. Through data, reporting, and analysis, the MCDA provides partners with the information and insights they need to make evidence-based decisions.
The Labor Market Information division of the MCDA is the official source for Michigan employment, occupation, and industry data through a partnership with U.S. Department of Labor. With their data search tool, you're able to select and export a custom data series with as much (or as little) data as you'd like. Data may be broken down by year, industry, occupation, geography, and other factors depending on data series and availability.
The O*NET Online Program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Valid data are essential to understanding the rapidly changing nature of work and how it impacts the workforce and U.S. economy. From this information, applications are developed to facilitate the development and maintenance of a skilled workforce.
Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors on almost 1,000 occupations covering the entire U.S. economy. The database, which is available to the public at no cost, is continually updated from input by a broad range of workers in each occupation..
The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is developed under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce