Indicators and variables analyzed include:

• Demographic variables such as population growth, race and ethnicity, poverty rate, median household income, median gross rent, owner-occupied housing rate, and educational attainment

• NAICS sectors by total employment

• Largest employers in the city and county

• SWOT analysis

• NAICS 3-digit industry variables for local industry clusters, including total employment, location quotient, change in location quotient over the past decade, and local shift share

• Bubble chart analysis

• Background and trends in NAICS 5-digit sub-sector industries that are clustered in the region, using information from IBIS World Industry Reports

• Labor market variables, including the change in the employment rate, unemployment rate, and total labor force over time

• Largest occupations in the county by total employment

• Job quality variables for common occupations, including expected occupational growth, location quotient, annual median wage, typical education needed, typical work experience needed, whether there is on-the-job training, and the skills and knowledge required for the occupation

• Differences between national and local annual median wages for clustered industries

• Revenue and employment projections for local industry clusters

• Upstream and downstream linkages for two industry clusters