Where can I get reliable information / statistics from?
I'm trying to find basic  info about markets such as population growth and employment but the sites I find all give conflicting numbers. Are there any sites that are particularly accurate?
TIA
[{"id": "hz58l59", "text": "The reality is that you are likely going to have to parse data together from multiple sources. \n\nWe used to make a \u201cMarket Model\u201d with 52 data sets. What specifically are you looking for and I can let you know which free sources to use.", "replies": [{"id": "hz7st82", "text": "How do you make a market model? What sources do you use?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz5ab40", "text": "We use Realtor\u2019s Property Resource for summary trade area info (most of theirs is from ESRI). Most markets have a Chamber of Commerce or a regional business council. Some governments maintain open data portals which can be helpful. Landbank data, MLS data, even some libraries will update census data. If you really want to dig deep and you have a modeler, the CFPB has a pile of poorly organized numbers that look like data. \n\nDon\u2019t know if that answers your question.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz5e7nm", "text": "[https://tradingeconomics.com/](https://tradingeconomics.com/)\n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nfree accurate and up to date", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz5itay", "text": "University of Missouri census data website", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]