Economics: Data-Maine

Policy Institutes

• Muskie School of Public Service (University of Southern Maine)
  Home to several research institutes and centers that focus on public policy as it relates to social, business, economic, and environmental issues. Of particular relevance is the Center for Business and Economic Research

• Margaret Chase Smith for Public Policy (Univ. of Maine)
  Policy analysis across a range of civic, economic, health, environmental, and social issues.

Current Data & Projections

• Regional Economic Accounts
  From the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, contains data on state & local area personal income, employment, gross state product, and more

• Maine QuickFacts - U.S. Census Bureau
  A good, quick site for demographic and economic statistics for the state, counties, and towns.

• Maine Office of Policy & Management
  Economic & demographic data, economic forecasts

• Maine Economic Growth Council
  Part of the Maine Development Foundation, MEGC looks at long-term economic growth in the state.  Look for their "Measures of Growth" annual publication.