Data Sources

Following are the data sources we use to publish the content under the Data section. Should you notice any inaccuracies or if you have any questions, please contact Jana Stupavsky

Airport Passenger Traffic

• Mobile Airport Authority
• Pensacola International Airport

Building Permits & Value of Construction

Baldwin County

• City of Orange Beach
• City of Bay Minette (permits only)
• City of Robertsdale
• City of Foley
• City of Daphne
• City of Spanish Fort
• City of Gulf Shores
• Baldwin County Unincorporated (incl. Town of Magnolia Springs,Town of Elberta, Town of Perdido Beach) -  Baldwin County Building Inspection

Mobile County

• City of Saraland
• Town of Dauphin Island
• City of Mobile - Planning and Zoning
• Mobile County Unincorporated - Mobile County Commission

National Economic Indicators

• 10-Year Treasury Rate, reporting last available day of the month - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US), retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), reporting last available day of the month - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US), retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Mortgage Interest rates (30-year), reporting last Thursday of the month -  Freddie Mac,  retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Mortgage Interest Rates (15-year) , reporting last Thursday of the month - Freddie Mac,  retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Total Nonfarm Payroll - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Civilian Unemployment Rate - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Consumer Price Index - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• PPI (Producer Price Index) -  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,  retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Initial Jobless Claims (4-Week Moving Average) -  U.S. Employment and Training Administration,  retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Real Gross Domestic Product (Billions) - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis,  retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Real Gross Domestic Product (Percent Change) - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 
• U.S. Trade Deficit - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and U.S. Bureau of the Census,  retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• PMI Index (Purchasing Managers Index) - The Institute for Supply Management

New Business License Issuance

• Mobile County License Commission

Population

• United States Census Bureau 

Port Performance

• Top U.S. Ports - US Army Corps of Engineers

Real Estate Market - Baldwin & Mobile Counties, AL

• Metro Market Trends - pulls all Mobile & Baldwin Counties Probate Courts transaction records 

Workforce

• Civilian Unemployment Rate
  • United States -  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,  retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  • State - retrieved from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • County - retrieved from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics