General and Reference Sources

• Whitehouse.gov

• Commerce Department

• Council of Economic Advisors

• Executive Office of the President

• Business & Industry (Census Bureau)

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  Provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The new NAICS system replaces the countries' separate classification systems with one uniform system for classifying industries. In the United States, NAICS replaces the Standard Industrial Classification system for surveys conducted after January 1, 1997.

• NAICS Outline

• Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987
  Also called SIC. Predecessor to NAICS.

Banking/Monetary System

• Federal Reserve

• What is a dollar worth? Calculator

Budget

• Budget of the United States Government
  • 2010 budget (via FDsys)
  • Previous budgets (via GPOAccess)

• Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2009 to 2019 (Congressional Budget Office)

• Congressional Budget Office

• Treasury: Financial Management Service

Businesses

• Business.gov

• Businesses and Nonprofits (USA.gov)

• EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
  Provides access to the complete text of all SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) filings for businesses.

• NAICS Outline

• Small Business Administration

• Tax Stats

Economy

• Building Permits

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  BEA “the nation’s economic accountant.” Presents data on national, international, and regional aspects of the U.S. economy. Including: Overview of the U.S. economy.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  BLS is “the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.” Key data includes Inflation and Consumer Spending, Employment and Unemployment, and Productivity. Includes Subject Area Categories.

• Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)
  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Also offers an inflation calculator. Site includes:
  Consumer Price Index: Historical CPI and Percent change, Monthly, 1913-present

• EconData.Net
  EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. Sponsored by the Economic Development Administration. Includes a PDF version of the publication: Socioeconomic Data for Understanding Your Regional Economy: A User’s Guide.

• Economagic.com: Economic Time Series Page
  A comprehensive website offering access to easily available economic time series data useful for economic research and economic forecasting. The majority of the series are United States at the national level, with many series of United States at the local level. Most of the data is free; some of the services and data formats are for purchase.

• Economic Census
  A profile of U.S. national and local economies, conducted every 5 years.

• Economic Report of the President
  An annual publication giving the President's report to Congrss and the Council of Economic Advisors report to the President. Includes a review of the economy in the previous year, the outlook for the present year, a discussion of administration long-term economic policies, and a report on the world's economy. The extensive section of statistical tables gives data relating to income, employment, and production for ranges of years.
  

• Economic Indicators
  Consumer Confidence Index, Leading and Lagging Economic Indicators, and other data from The Conference Board.

• Economy at a Glance
  One of several “At a glance tables” from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Others include:

  • Delaware
  • Wilmington, DE
  • Dover, DE

• Economic Research & Data
  Federal Reserve Statistical Releases including Foriegn Exchange Rates H.10 (weekly) and G.5 (monthly) and many other subjects. Some long term historical data presented.

• Fred II (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

• FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
  Scanned images of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents.

• National Economic Accounts
  National income and product accounts show the value and composition of the Nation's output and the distribution of incomes generated in its production. The accounts include estimates of gross domestic product (GDP). Includes interactive and downloadable tables. Website has information on the NIPA (National income and product accounts) revisions.

International Business

• Foreign Trade (Census Bureau)

• International Labor Comparisons (ILC) (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
• Staff Publications and Working Papers
• DataWeb
  USITC’s interactive tariff and trade data base.

• World Factbook
  Profiles and maps of countries. Includes topical "Rank Ordered" tables. The online Factbook is updated bi-weekly.

Labor & Employment

• Labor Department

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
  “The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. It has a dual role as the statistical arm of the Department of Labor and as an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates sensitive economic and statistical data to the American public, Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor.” Includes a quick reference section: Economy at a Glance.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
  Presents data on race and ethnicity cross-tabulated by other variables such as detailed occupations, occupational groups, sex, worksite geography, residence geography, education, age, and industry. From Census 2000 data. Also links to EEO file from the 1990 Census.

• Labor Force Statistics

• Monthly Labor Review (MLR)

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Reports on over 700 occupations and 30 major industries, covers what the job is like, what qualifications are required, earnings and working conditions, prospects and outlook. Updated by Occupational Outlook Quarterly.

More Resources

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• E-Commerce
  From the Uncle Sam website, University of Memphis.