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Government Resources on the Web

  • Administration on Aging: Aging Statistics
    Department of Health & Human Services. Convenient set of links to online statistical information on the demographic characteristics, health, social conditions, and economic condition of older persons. Includes links to almost all known online resources including Census, HHS health statistics, and much more.
  • BEARFACTS: Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Accounts
    BEA Regional Facts—BEARFACTS—consists of computer-generated narratives for states, counties, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), and BEA Economic Areas. The narratives describe an area’s personal income using current estimates, growth rates, and a breakdown of the sources of personal income.
  • FEDSTATS & USA Mapstats
    Provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. With convenient searching and linking capabilities to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more, FedStats is your one location for access to the full breadth of Federal statistical information.
  • State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS)
    The SOCDS provides data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs: detailed demographic & economic characteristics of the population; the latest available unemployment rates; information on Jobs, Business Establishments, and Average Pay since the 1990s; data on violent and property crime rates collected by the FBI; information on local building permits; information on city and suburban government finances; 1990 and 2000 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: Economic Census
    The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level. 2007 Economic Census forms were sent to more than 4 million businesses in November and December 2007, asking for information about business activity during calendar 2007. The forms were due back February 12, 2008. Results will be published during 2009 and 2010.
    >>See Maag Library’s Economic Census Guide for more information.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: American Housing Survey
    AHS collects data on the Nation’s housing, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers. National data are collected in odd numbered years, and data for each of 47 selected Metropolitan Areas are collected currently about every six years. The national sample covers an average 55,000 housing units. Each metropolitan area sample covers 4,100 or more housing units.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: County and City Data Book
    Local area supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States. A convenient summary of statistics on the social and economic structure of the counties and cities of the U.S. It is designed to serve as a statistical reference and guide to other data publications and sources. Includes a selection of data from many statistical publications and electronic sources, both government and private.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
    Information covers the following topical areas: age, agriculture, births, business establishments, communications, construction, cost of living, crime, deaths, education, elections, employment, energy, finance, government, health, households, housing, immigration, income, manufactures, marriages and divorces, media, natural resources, population, poverty, race and Hispanic origin, residence, retail sales, science and engineering, social services, tourism, transportation, and veterans.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns
    Annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. The series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Government agencies use the data for administration and planning.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: Current Population Survey
    CPS is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted for more than 50 years. The CPS is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population. The sample is scientifically selected to represent the civilian noninstitutional population. Respondents are interviewed to obtain information about the employment status of each member of the household 15 years of age and older. However, published data focus on those ages 16 and over. The sample provides estimates for the nation as a whole and serves as part of model-based estimates for individual states and other geographic areas. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. They are available by a variety of demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment. They are also available by occupation, industry, and class of worker.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: Demographic Profiles: 100-percent and Sample Data
    A profile includes four tables that provide various demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for the United States, states, counties, minor civil divisions in selected states, places, metropolitan areas, American Indian and Alaska Native areas, Hawaiian home lands and congressional districts (106th Congress). It includes 100-percent and sample data from Census 2000.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity
    Presents a synthesis of the basic patterns and changes in U.S. population distribution from 1990 to 2000. Each page features county-level detail for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Each page also includes a small state-level map for a simplified view of the population theme.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: Service Annual Survey
    The SAS provides data that help to measure America’s current economic performance. Using a sample of about 70,000 service firms, the SAS collects revenue; expenses; e-commerce sales; and, for some industries, exports, inventories, class of customer, and detail product lines based on the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS).
  • U.S. Census Bureau: State & County Quick Facts
    Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography. Select a state (or select USA) from the list or use the map. After selecting a state, you can select a county or city.
  • U.S. Census Bureau: The 2009 Statistical Abstract: The National Data Book
    The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
  • U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
    Information includes Inflation & Consumer Spending; Wages, Earnings, & Benefits; Productivity; Safety & Health; International; Occupations; Demographics; Employment & Unemployment; At a Glance Tables; Publications; Research; Industries; Business Costs; and Geography.
  • U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Expenditure Survey
    The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) program consists of two surveys collected for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Census Bureau — the quarterly Interview survey and the Diary survey — that provide information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.
  • U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment Statistics
    Produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them. Self-employed persons are not included in the estimates. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual States, and for metropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.

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