Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Description: Employment & cost of living data, Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) and other data.

Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons: United States, Europe, and Asia

Description: Comparative figures from the U.S. Department of Labor

CIA World Fact Book

Description: Historical, political and economic information on countries of the world.

City and County Databook

Description: Quick access to US statistics

Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR)

Description: Federal expenditures or obligations for grants, salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments, loans, and insurance, searchable by state, county, or agency.

Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)

Description: From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Cost of Living Statistical Resources on the Web

Description: links to domestic and international cost of living resources from the University of Michigan Documents Center.

Current Population Survey

Description: A monthly survey by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It contains data on labor force statistics, school enrollment, income, health and other topics.

Current Value of Old Money

Description: Links to services that calculate the purchasing power of US, UK, and other currencies over time. It also has a bibliography of print sources.

Dictionary of Units

Description: "an account of the principal units of measurement to be found in use around the world today, and the conversion factors often needed to change them into 'standard' units of the SI system."

Digital Atlas of New York City

Description: Dr. William A. Bowen of the Department of Geography at California State University, Northridge, has created a demographic atlas of NYC that shows population and race, ancestry, income and poverty, adult educational attainment, household types, and commuters.

FedStats

Description: "The gateway to statistics from over 100 Federal agencies."

Gallup Organization

Description: current Gallup polls on public opinion and selected social surveys.

GenderStats

Description: GenderStats is an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators. Data sources include national statistics, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys.

International Data Base

Description: Demographic data from 227 countries compiled by the US Census Bureau. The data go back to 1950 and have projections to 2050.

Migration Information Source

Description: The Migration Information Source provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends.

Nation Master

Description: Over 300 statistical sets for countries of the world. It has some quirks and you may need to use the drop-down box for all countries if your target does not show up in the region you expect, but it does give basis statistics and their sources.

National Accounts Statistics database

Description: This United Nations database "contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world." For a print version see National Accounts Statistics. Analysis Of Main Aggregates. Yearbook Of National Accounts Statistics - Reference Room HC79.I5 U532

National Bureau of Economic Research Economic Indicators and Releases

Description: Links to various outside providers of economic data such as the Census Department, BLS, or banks: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Chain Store Sales Index,Employment Cost Index, Employment Experience Of Youths, Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

New Jersey Economic Indicators

Description: Tables and text on current economic conditions in New Jersey.

OECD Statistical data

Description: Economic and social data from 25 Western and Eastern hemisphere countries.

POPIN, UN POPULATION Network

Description: "Includes statistical tables, software, official documentation of the International Conference on Population and Development and the United Nations Commission on Population and Development..." along with data on world population trends, health data and statistics, and other UN publications.

POPLINE

Description: "the world's largest bibliographic database of family planning and related health and development issues"

Population Reference Bureau

Description: Current human population data and excerpts from publications.

Portals to the World

Description: This portal from the Library of Congress provides selected links to cultural, government, business, and educational sites for hundred of countries.

Price's List of Lists

Description: Top 50 restaurants by sales? Best places to live? Top companies in an industry? Top film rentals? You can find hundreds of lists on this list, compiled by Gary Price, of the Gelman Library at George Washington University.

State & County QuickFacts

Description: National,state, and county maps from the US Census Bureau on population density, race, etc.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Description: The first place to look for summaries of the American economy and population.

United States Census Data

Description: US Census data includes not only population data but also much economic data.