Panel on Economic Development, Labor, and Population Data Benjamin Simon Chief Economist Office of Policy Analysis, Department of the Interior October 26, 2017

DOI is primarily a data user Program management Policy decisions Generally rely on Census, BLS data Labor Force Report Changing methods over time Interested in further collaboration

Indian Data MOU with Census Goal is improving data availability and quality Broaden membership to other federal agencies

Workshop on Federal AIAN Data (September 2016) Purpose: Bring together producers and users of AI/AN data to share how data is developed and used, limitations of the data, and data gaps in analytic applications. Discuss federal data inventory Next steps Wider access to AIAN data Review opportunities for linkage Standards and best practices Data gaps

Workshop on Federal AIAN Data (September 2016), continued Federal AIAN data inventory: characterizes existing federal AI/AN data by agency, accessibility, and tribal/reservation level availability. https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/aian_inventory_paper_draft_3_31_17.pdf Federal data Workshop summary report: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/indian_data_workshop_summary_report_-_final_draft_3_20_2017.pdf

Workshop on data for economic development (July 2017) Focused on data quality and availability issues and highlighted options to overcome deficiencies. Themes Can core data needs be identified? Can steps be taken to facilitate transparency in methodology for providing data? Priorities for types of data collected? Workshop presentations: https://www.doi.gov/ppa/data-indian-economic-development-workshop