MANDEL SCHOOL
NEWS AND EVENTS

2006 Business Patterns Data
The Business Patterns data provide information about the total number of employees, payroll, and the number of establishments by the number of employees. Additional information is also available for selected industries.

Business Patterns data are provided for the seventeen counties in NEO CANDO, and for Zip Code Tabulation Areas in each of those counties. The data are available yearly from 1998 to 2006.

The map below illustrates two things. First, the number of establishments in each county is shown. In each county, there is also a pie chart that represents the industry distribution within each county. For more Business
Patterns data, visit (http://neocando.case.edu).

2006 Business Patterns data are from the U.S. Census Bureau and can be accessed via the NEO CANDO system, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, MSASS, Case Western Reserve University

Map Notes: Several of the categories in the map are aggregated from individual categories available in NEO CANDO. For example, Services include professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services; educational, health, and social services; arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services; and other services. The Other category includes agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining; information; transportation, warehousing, and utilities; and unclassified.

July 2008 Public Assistance Data
Public Assistance data include indicators for Cash Assistance, Medicaid, and Food Stamps. The data are updated quarterly, and are available for Cuyahoga County, and its sub-geographies, from 1997 to 2008.

The graph below shows the changes in the number of individuals enrolled in the Food Stamp program from July 2000 to July 2008. During the time period, there was more than a 25% increase in the number of individuals enrolled in Cleveland.

In the Inner Ring suburbs, the number of individuals enrolled almost doubled. Meanwhile, in the Outer Ring suburbs, the number enrolled nearly tripled. (An inner ring suburb is defined as any suburb sharing a border with the City of Cleveland. The remaining suburbs in the county are classified as outer ring.)

Public Assistance data are from the Cuyahoga County Department of Employment and Family Services. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Monthly Case and Individual Extract files from the Client Registry Information System-Enhanced (CRIS-E) and can be accessed via the NEO CANDO system, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, MSASS, Case Western Reserve University

New Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Municipal Profiles
The 2007 profiles have been updated with new data. Now, profiles for both 2007 and 2008 can be accessed on the NEO CANDO web site at
http://neocando.case.edu/cando/index.jsp?tPage=ecprofiles

The profiles summarize key data pertinent to the early childhood population in Cuyahoga County's communities. Originally, the profile was developed by the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development for Invest in Children. Invest in Children, which is administered by the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners, is a community-wide public/private partnership working together to help increase the development, funding, visibility, and impact of early childhood services in Cuyahoga County. The profiles can also be found on the Invest in Children web site at http://investinchildren.cuyahogacounty.us/

NEO CANDO Survey
Thanks to all who completed the survey! We are analyzing the responses, and a summary of the key findings will be released shortly.

NEO CANDO, Northeast Ohio Community and Neighborhood Data for Organizing, is a free and publicly accessible social and economic data system of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development. NEO CANDO allows users to access data for the entire 17 county Northeast Ohio region, or for specific neighborhoods within Cleveland.

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