WHERE you want to work
To find out more about where your job is located use demographic sources that have statistics and rankings. You will need to know country, state, county and city.
Reference works with statistics and more on cities, states, countries...
American Cost of Living Survey Ref HB 235 .U6 A44 American Tally Ref HA 201.122 .A44 America's Top Rated Cities Ref HT 123 .A43 America's Top Rated Smaller Cities Ref HT 123 .A437 County and City Extra Ref HA 202 .C68 Moving & Relocation Sourcebook and Directory Ref HT 334 .U5M68 State Rankings Ref HA 203 .U17 The Weather handbook Ref QC 982 .W3
Reference works on culture see also Business etiquette and Country Studies
Countries and Their Culture Ref GN 307 .C68 CultureGrams Ref GT 150 .C859 Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures Ref HT 108.5 .E53 Europa World Yearbook Ref JN 1 .E85 The Illustrated Book of World Rankings Ref HA 155 .K87 To search for more books in the library. Search Library Catalog Choose Concordia
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City and town ratings
Economic indicators
Moving, Household United States
Social indicatorsWeb sites Salary Calculator compares cost of housing/salary between various cities in the United States
US Census Bureau is a good source for demographic data
Quick facts select from a map, state, then county and city.FDIC state profiles industry analysis and demographics select from map
Consumer Spending Consumer Expenditure Survey get detailed statistics
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Telephone books can be useful in identifying businesses in a specific location.
Dex Online Yellow Pages
Super Yellow Pages - Verizon
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