Exercises in using Economic Data at www.census.gov


  1. What were the total sales of used car dealers in Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA in 1997?

    Are you sure you have all of them?

     

  2. What race or ethnic group owned businesses with the most sales in Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA in 1997?

     

  3. In what industry would you find gambling cruises?

     

  4. Which state had the highest receipts from casinos in 1997?

     

  5. When will ZIP Code Statistics from the 2002 Economic Census be published?

     

  6. What is the most recent year for which ZIP Code data are available from any other Business statistics?

     

  7. Using State and County QuickFacts (on the Census home page) find the profile for the county that Biloxi is in.

    1. How did its rate of increase in employment 1990 to 1999 compare with that of Mississippi?

       

    2. What was the population of that county in 1960? 1900?

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Paul Zeisset
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pzeisset@census.gov