Statistics & Data Sets
American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau) - Provides population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
Bureau of Justice Statistics - Comprehensive collection of statistics about U.S. crime, victims, criminals, courts, police, jails, and prisons.
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics – Provides transportation data, such as, airline on-time data, fleight delays, and transportation surveys.
Consumer Price Index - Monthly reports on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
Current Population Survey - Joint project between the BLS and Census Bureau. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, etc.
Economy at a Glance - Provides national and regional data.
FedStats - FedStats provides information for Federal agencies reporting expenditures of at least $500,000 per year in one or more statistical activities.
Latest Federal Statistics - Provides access to current federal economic indicators and social statistics.
National Center for Education Statistics (Dept. of Education) – Comprehensive site that provides data related to education in the United States and other nations.
Official Statistics on the Web (Univ. of Auckland) – Provides free statistics from official sources from around the world.
Producer Price Indexes - Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
State and County QuickFacts - Frequently-requested Census Bureau data for the national, state, and county levels.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. - Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
Statistical Resources on the Web (Univ. of Michigan) – Provides links to many statistical resources, organized by subject.
Statistical Universe - A commercial index to over 100,000 statistical publications.
STAT-USA – A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government.
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