Business & Economics Journalism: Economic Data
Economic Resources
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisReports economic accounts (GDP, etc) for the United States. Regional information available.
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsReports the unemployment rate, wages, and consumer price index (CPI). Useful pages include: Employment and Wages in NYC and the regional NY-NJ page.
- Current Population SurveyMonthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S.
- Conference Board
- Contains very little free data.
- For research and some data, see our subscription.
- Consumer Confidence data is available in Datastream (available in the Business Library or Lehman Library only).
- Economic CensusProvides economic statistics for U.S., states, metro areas, counties, and cities. Calculated every five years (2002, 2007, 2012, etc.) for every industry.
- Federal Reserve BoardData and reports from the Federal Reserve.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)Excellent source for US economics time series. Also see the Federal Reserve Board for data & reports.
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Dates for business cycles as well links to government data. Also working papers from the NBER.
- NYC Office of Financial EmpowermentThe FE Briefs are good source for charts, particularly on bank accounts & credit card use. Also see their research publications.
- ProQuest statistical abstract of the U.S. . This link opens in a new window
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The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. The online version includes monthly updates to tables, deep searching at the line-item level, powerful facets for narrowing search results, image and spreadsheet versions of all current and historical tables, along with links to provider sites.
