The Agency unveils Broome County economic-data dashboard

DICKINSON, N.Y. — Those interested in keeping tabs on the economic progress of Broome County amid the COVID-19 pandemic have a new consolidated window into that data. 

The Agency says it has developed a new Broome County dashboard to provide a snapshot of how the local economy is doing emerging from the virus crisis.

The Agency is the rebranded name of the Broome County Industrial Development Agency and the Local Development Corporation.

The organization worked on the project in partnership with data and software experts at eImpact, a Portland, Oregon–based company. 

The dashboard monitors the economic health of Broome County, which has a population of more than 190,000 and a labor force exceeding 83,000 people. It offers both baseline data as well as changes to the economy following the pandemic-influenced shutdown and subsequent phased reopening of the local economy. 

During the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leadership Alliance between the Agency and the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce surveyed the business community to target and address major needs. 

Survey results indicated a “central, real-time source of accurate information” was the most-requested service outside of financial assistance. 

Data points that the dashboard tracks include historical hiring trends, annual average income per industry, labor distribution, in addition to COVID-19 key performance indicators. Changes in employment, small-business revenue trends, and real-estate data are just some of the COVID-19-specific data sets included in the dashboard. 

Information on how the data in the report was collected as well as sources it used are included in the dashboard. 

The full Broome County dashboard is available at https://theagency-ny.com/broome-county-statistics.