Websites about the US Economy

 

Demographics:

http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/00000.html

 

Graphs of Economic Statistics

http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

 

Resources for teaching about economics:

www.ncee.net

www.econedlink.org

http://www.econedlink.org/datalinks/index.cfm

 

Federal Reserve Banks

http://www.rich.frb.org/

 

Bureau of Labor:

Employment by sector:

http://www.bls.gov/iag/government.htm

 

Career Guide to the Industries

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm

 

Occupational Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

 

Tomorrow’s Jobs:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm

 

Working in the 21st Century

(slide show)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/working/home.htm

 

World Economic Data

CIA World Factbook

 

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

 

World Bank

http://www.worldbank.org/

 

Websites about Richmond:

 

Map of Richmond and surrounding counties:

http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/visitor/images/mapgrpva.pdf

 

All about Richmond

http://www.richmondva.org/HTML/About_Richmond.lasso

 

List of main demographics:

http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/visitor/about/cixxs_demog.asp

 

Job openings in Richmond

http://www.richmond.jobopenings.net/joblistings.htm

 

Public housing for people with low income

http://www.rrha.org/html/publichousing.htm

 

Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA)

Loan assistance for first time home buyers:

 

http://www.vhda.com/sf/pdf/VHDA%20Limits.pdf

 

 

Virginia Apple Orchards

http://applejournal.com/va04.htm

 

Demographic Information about Virginia Commonwealth:

 Universityhttp://oncampus.richmond.edu/connect/issues/demographics/demographics.html