LMID - Statewide & local, current & historical labor force and unemployment data.  http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/subject/lftable.htm

 

LMID - population data and employment by occupation by race/ethnicity and sex from 1990 Census for nondiscrimination/EEO planning.  http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/subject/DEMOAA.HTM

 

Bureau of Labor Statistics - national current & historical labor force and unemployment data.  http://stats.bls.gov:80/news.release/empsit.toc.htm

 

California Statistical Abstract - the Department of Finance's compilation of population, labor force and a variety of other statistics about the State and its counties and cities.  http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/fs_data/stat-abs/toc.htm

 

California County Profiles - similar to the California Statistical Abstract with the data grouped together by county.  http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/fs_data/profiles/pf_home.htm

 

1990 Census Lookup - this is the only source for some detailed population characteristics, especially for small geographic areas.  http://venus.census.gov/cdrom/lookup

 

alternate Census Lookup at UC Berkeley - the main site crashed and is/was not available for a while, but this still works.  http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.cgi

 

Census Bureau Land Area Information - in case you need to know land area.  http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/density.html

 

Demographic Research Unit Homepage - California Department of Finance is the official source for the most current population data.  http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/Demograp/druhpar.htm

 

Census Bureau Poverty Information - guidelines for determining whether someone is living below the poverty level and data showing national trends.  http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty.html

 

CPS Publications - Index of Topics - usually national data, but sometimes nothing local is available.  http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/pub/pubtopic.htm

 

CPS Main Page - usually national data, but much more detail than you can get either statewide or locally.  http://www.bls.census.gov/cps

 

Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates - state and county data.  http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe.html