STATISTICAL SOURCES
The following sites are comprehensive sources of information about the U. S. economy. They include extensive regional information, including county-level data and statistics describing metropolitan statistical areas.
These sites provide educational materials and other types of analytical information to help the user understand local and regional economic development issues:
The next couple of sites are fun places to visit for general information about all kinds of subjects in economics:
www.economagic.com (especially the unemployment maps)