U.S. Economic Stability by Location

Public Data • Reproducible Metrics

EconomicStabilityIQStability Intelligence

Data Documentation

Public Data Sources

EconomicStabilityIQ relies on publicly available, reproducible datasets so score construction can be audited and updated over time.

Active Source Systems

American Community Survey (ACS)

ACS
Cadence
Annual
Coverage
State and county directly; city values can be projected from county-level inputs where needed.
Used For
Income stability and population-related signals, including household income, poverty, and population change inputs.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

BLS
Cadence
Monthly / Annualized for scoring
Coverage
State and county directly; city values can be projected from county-level inputs where needed.
Used For
Employment health signals, including unemployment behavior and labor market consistency indicators.

Census County Business Patterns (CBP)

CENSUS
Cadence
Annual
Coverage
State and county sector mix inputs.
Used For
Industry diversification signals, including sector concentration and diversification structure.

IRS Migration Data

IRS
Cadence
Annual (release-lagged)
Coverage
State and county migration flows.
Used For
Population stability signals through net domestic migration rate calculations.

Data Quality And Reproducibility

  • Ingestion runs are logged with source, run status, counts, and year details.
  • Source release lag is handled explicitly, and carried-forward years are tagged in run details when applicable.
  • Status monitoring is available on the Ingestion Status page for operational transparency.