Data Resources

U.S. Cluster Mapping

The Cluster Mapping Project assembles a detailed picture of the location and performance of industries in the United States, with a special focus on the linkages or externalities across industries that give rise to clusters.

Data on the composition, by cluster, of state, regional, and metropolitan economies in the U.S. has been collected and analyzed for each year from 1998 through to the most recent government releases. This unique body of information reveals the share of industries serving a local market versus those competing with other regions; clusters of industries with particular local strength; and an area's performance in terms of employment, wages, patenting, and new business formation.

The Cluster Mapping Project is a powerful tool for regional economic development initiatives.

Other Cluster Mapping Projects

The Institute has worked with partner institutes in many countries around the world to develop cluster mapping projects based on the U.S. methodology. Explore here two that have launched websites for cluster analysis:

International Cluster Competitiveness Project

Building on the Institute's unique research into patterns of clustering in industrial activity, this site profiles the trade performance of more than 150 nations across 46 clusters of goods and services export activity. This powerful approach reveals emerging patterns and strengths in a nation's competitive trade position. The analysis can be tailored to focus on particular clusters and nations, and all underlying data and chart images are available for download.

Social Progress Index

The Social Progress Index is a rich framework for measuring the multiple dimensions of social progress motivated by the belief that to truly advance social progress, we must learn to measure it comprehensively and rigorously.