Bureau
of Labor Statistics(http://www.bls.gov/)
Provides composite view of the nation’s economy based on measures
of inflation, consumer spending, productivity, wages, demographics,
employment rates, etc.
Current
Index to Statistics (CIS)(http://www.statindex.org/CIS/query)
A bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related
fields. The records do not include abstracts or full-text. The database
contains references to approximately 182,000 articles in 1400 journals;
42,000 articles in edited books; and 12,000 books. Coverage varies,
but ranges between 1975 to the present.
FedStats(http://www.fedstats.gov/)
Gateway to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies. Search
by agency, geographic region or topic.
Population
Reference Bureau(http://www.prb.org/)
Provides timely and objective information on US and international
population trends and their implications. They publish the World
Population Data Sheet, (302 KB)
(http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/publications/factbook/2002/EHResourceBook.pdf) which looks at population projections
and measures such as GDP, birth, death and fertility rates, contraception
use, marriage data, etc.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States(http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-03.html)
Data on social, economic, health, justice, manufacturing conditions
in the United States. Data is derived from statistics kept by the
Census Bureau, other federal agencies and private organizations.
US
Census Bureau(http://www.census.gov/)
The source for social, demographic and economic information of US
population. The Census offers the following useful resources:
American
Fact Finder(http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en)
Provides fast access to demographic, social, economic and housing
characteristics for a specified geographic location.
Subjects
A to Z Index(http://www.census.gov/main/www/subjects.html)
Provides access to statistics by topic area.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States(http://www.census.gov/statab/www/)
Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions
in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
Map
Stats(http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html)
Provides a tool for viewing statistical information by state and
county.
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