Economy
Economagic
This resource provides economic statistics
and states what types each government agency provides. Economagic will
also disclose specifically the source for the statistics. Includes current and past GDPs, unemployment rates, CPIs, etc. All information can be easily transformed from one format to another.
Census Bureau U.S. Economic Information
Contains current and past economic information for the U.S., individual states, metro areas, counties, and ZIP codes. It includes the U.S. Economic Census, statistics on businesses, trade, and others.
Business Statistics of the United States
This book available electronically provides statistics on national income, industrial production, prices, income distriburtion and poverty, consumer income and spending, savings, employment, energy, money and financial markets. It also contains industry profiles and historical economics statistics for selected indicators.
Economic Indicators Handbook
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 103 .E26. This handbook offers U.S. general and regional statistics such as GDP, price index on GDP for a certain year, and consumer price indexes information.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room of The White House Webpage
This website provides links to important information on government statistics in topics such as employment, income, prices, production, transportation, output, international trade, etc. This resource provides excellent graphs.
The FedStats Homepage
This website provides demographic information easily separated by state, county, and city. This site also has a myriad of links on statistics for various subjects listed alphabetically. Statistics such as percentage of American Indians and Alaska Native persons in a state/U.S., women-owned firms, people per square mile, etc.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Available electronically from 1995-present, or print at the Mgt/Econ/Gov Info Reference Desk. This resource, which has been in publication since 1878, is the standard summary of statistical information on topics like GDP, where the median population of the United States is located, family income, percentage of foreign students at universities within a country, etc.
U.S. Census Bureau Homepage
This resource includes information of the U.S. Census such as poverty in the U.S., vacancy rates, homeownership, etc.
Economic Indicators
AThis is a compilation prepared for the Joint Economic Committee and provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activitiy, purchacing power, credit, money and Federal finance. Data available from 1995-present.
Inflation and Consumer Price Index
U.S. Department of Labor
Provides CPI Information and detailed CPI statistics. It includes a link to an inflation calculator.
NASA
Inflation calculators page for each year back to 1800.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis
This website provides international, national, state, and local economic statistics. Such topics as GDP by industry, personal income average per state, and metropolitan areas with lowest income are some examples of the types of statistics one can find on the website.
Business Statistics of the United States
This electronic book provides statistics on national income, industrial production, prices, income distribution and poverty, consumer income and spending, savings, employment, energy, money and financial markets. It also contains industry profiles and historical economics statistisc for selected indicators.
Economic Indicators Handbook
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 103 .E26. This handbook offers U.S. general and regional statistics such as GDP, price index on GDP for a certain year, and consumer price indexes information.
Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
The BLS is the principle fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
This website is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. The LAUS program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, states, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence.
United States Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
This resource provides great statistical information regarding labor, wages, employment, price indexes, etc. It includes all statistical information that that DOL records.
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook Online
This website provides information on the median, mean, and range of salaries for different occupations. It also provides useful links to find additional information regarding specific occupations.
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Federal Reserve Statistical Releases
This site provides daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual releases of economic indicators, busines and household finance, interest rates, exchange rates, bank structure, etc.
United States Department of the Treasury
This website allows you to browse information by topics such as accounting and budgeting, currency and coins, enforcement, financial markets, general interest, international, small business, taxes, and technology.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Available in print at the Mgt/Econ/Gov Info Reference Desk, or electronically at the above website for information from 1995 - present. This resource, which has been in publication since 1878, is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. This resource includes statistical information on topics such as banking, finance, and insurance.
International Financial Statistics (All countries)
Available in print in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 61.I57 and HG 3881. I626, or electronically at the above website. Provides data publised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which provides financial statistics by country.
Global Devopment Finance (All countries)
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HJ 8899 .W672, or electronically by clicking on the above link. This database contains more than 200 debt and financial indicators for over 130 countries. This database also allows the user to graph several financial indicators over multiple years. Some of the indicators include: total debt stocks, total debt flows, lont-term debt, interest payments, disbursements, debt rations, currency composition of debt, etc.
World Development Indicators Online (All countries)
This World Bank Group database contains economic, financial, and demographic statistics for 226 countries.
Business Statistics of the United States
This electronic book provides statistics on national income, industrial production, prices, income distribution and poverty, consumer income and spending, employment, energy, money and financial markets. It also contains industry profiles and historical economic statistics for selected indicators.
Economic Indicators Handbook
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 103 .E26. This handbook offers U.S. general and regional statistics such as GDP, price index on GDP for a certain year, and consumer price indexes information.
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General Demographic Information
American FactFinder
Census Demographic and Economic Data.
U.S. Census Bureau Population and Household Economic Topics
This website provides sources of population information and data by subject, along with links to current and historical U.S. Census data.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Available in print at the Mgt/Econ/Gov Info Reference Desk, or electronically at the above website for information from 1995 - present. This resource, which has been in publication since 1878, is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. This resource includes statistical information on topics such as banking, finance, and insurance.
County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HA 203 .C68. This resource contains key demographic and economic data for each U.S. state, county, metropolatan area, Congressional district, and for all U.S. cities with a year 2000 population of 25,000 or more.
The American Tally
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HA 201.122 .A45x 2003. Provides statistics and comparative rankings for U.S. cities with populations over 10,000. Statistics include indicators for population, education, language, immigration, income, employment, and housing for over 3000 U.S. cities.
Current Population Survey (CPS)
The 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. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, etc.
United Nations Statistical Division (Country members)
The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international sources and produces global updates. Information in this page includes demohttp://www.lib.byu.edu/business/statistics/United%20States.htmgraphic statistics such as population, birth rates, mortality, marraige, health, education, etc.
Population Reference Bureau (All countries)
This website provides demographics on health, the environment, women's statistics, etc. and also provides links to other statistical resources.
American Incomes: Demographics of Who Has Money
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 79 .I5 A44x 2001. This book contains all types of tables and graphs regarding American income for the past decade.
American Generations: Who they are. How they live. What they think
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 110 .C6 M545 2003. This reference book explains the differences in the many generations that make up our society such as the Millennial Generation, Generation X, Baby Boom Generation, Swing Generatoin, and World War II Generation; provides statistics for each group.
Generation X: Americans Aged 18 to 34
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 110 .C6 M544x 2001. This book focuses on the statistics of the Generation Xers--the people in 2001 that were from ages 18 to 34. It gives vital data on how the attitudes and habits of the Generations Xers influenced the market and political views.
Demographia Hompage (All countries)
This resource offeres information from varying years on different nations and areas of the world regarding population, urban growth, etc.
Demographics of the U.S. Trends and Projections - 2nd Ed. 2003
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HB 849.49 .R875x 2003. This reference book provides excellent U.S. demographic information back to 1950. It shows current demographic trends and future projections.
Editor & Publisher Market Guide 2004
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HF 5905 .E38 2004. This directory contains data on more than 1,600 daily newspaper cities in the United States and Canada; everything from ethnic breakdowns to shopping mall information to tap water descriptions is found in this resource. It features 2000 U.S Census population figures, as well as current estimates for population, housing, income data, and retail sales amounts.
Housing Statistics of the United States
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HD 7293 .A1 H65 1997. Contains area and national information about topics such as marital status of persons in a certain age range, household income, crowded housing units by state, etc.
Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 110 .C6 H68x 2003. This book gives all types of statistics related to how Americans spend their money. It breaks the statistics down into very small subcategories for very specific research.
The State Economic, Demographic & Fiscal Handbook 1996
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HB 3505 .A3 B34 1996. Provides past statistical information (1984 - 1996) on population, poverty rates, per capita income, tax rates, and spending programs.
Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
This website shows all the leading causes of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas referred to as the Health Service Area (HSA's). This includes heart disease, cancer, motor vehicle accidents, etc. It also has statistics on birth, mortality, fetal death, marriages and divorces, etc.
Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that is related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
U.S. Census Bureau - Factfinder
Statistics from the Census of 2000 and 2004 (partial). Scroll down to the Education section for statistics on this subject.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Country members)
This UNESCO Insitiute for Statistics is the statistical branch of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Cultuer (UNESCO). It collects statistics on education, literacy, culture and communication, and science and technology. Upon entering the website, click on the "statistics" heading on the panel to the left; from this section you can access the database, statistical tables, country profiles, and fast facts.
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Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
Off Campus Access
This database gives you information on companies including history, financials, rankings, and articles when this information is available.
Click on “Business and Company Resource Center, then click on “Company.” Type the name of the company in the search box. If you only want to see U.S. companies, in the “state/country” search box type “United States” and click “Search. This will give you over 290,000 companies. Click on the company’s name to see more information on the company.
Factiva
Off Campus Access
This database gives you company information such as financials, competitors, business description, contact information, stock prices and charts, histories, and articles on the company when this information is available.
Click on the “Companies/Markets” tab. You can enter the name or the ticker symbol of the company an d click “search.” To see a list of only U.S. companies, click on the “Companies/Markets” tab and then click on “company screening”, click on “Location” then select “North America” and select “United States.” Click on submit and you will see a list of companies in the U.S. By clicking on the name of the company, a menu will appear for information on that company.
S&P NetAdvantage
Off Campus Access
This database has information for U.S. public and private companies. It includes stock reports and analysis, corporation records which also have stock data and a financial analysis.
Click on the “companies” tab, select publication, and enter the name or ticker symbol of the company.
Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Guide
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 4915 .S525 2003. Data on earnings, dividends, and share prices and key income and balance sheet statistics for companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 400 Guide
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 4915 .S525 2003. Data on earnings, dividends, and share prices and key income and balance sheet statistics for companies in the S&P SmallCap 400 Index.
Mergent's Divedend Record
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 4908 .M66. Annual payment and dividend records updated weekly.
Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 4501 .M59 2003. Annual financial data, stock trends, and brief recaps of public companies on the stock market.
Mutual Funds Update
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 4930 .C33x. Monthly review of mutual funds, top-performers, and mutual funds performance statistics by investment category.
Standard & Poor's Current Statistics
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG .568a 2003. Each issue contains a complete twelve month record of the daily high, low, and close of the Standard & Poor's stock price indexes. Also contains a twelve month record (by weeks) of these indexes by industrial groups.
Yahoo! Finance Webpage
This website provides stock and company information. Information such
as the daily stock price history since a company’s IPO as well
as graphs are available.
Reuters Business - Company Profiles
This website allows the user to search through over 9,000 comprehensive company profiles.
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Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
Off Campus Access
This database gives you information on companies including history, financials, rankings, and articles when this information is available. Click on “Business and Company Resource Center, then click on “Company.” Type the name of the company in the search box. If you only want to see U.S. companies, in the “state/country” search box type “United States” and click “Search. This will give you over 290,000 companies. Click on the company’s name to see more information on the company.
Business and Industry (RDS) (Gale)
Off Campus Access
This database provides marketing facts and figures for public and private companies, industries, markets, and products for all manufacturing and service industries on both domestic and international levels. Also includes articles about the specific companies.
S&P NetAdvantage
Off Campus Access
Also available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov/ Info Reference HC 106.6 .S74. This database contains industry surveys which include current environment, industry profile, industry trends, how the industry operates, key industry rations and statistics, how to analyze a company, and comparative company analyses. Click on the “industry” tab and select an industry from the drop-down menu.
Off Campus Access
Also available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov/ Info Reference HF 5681 .R25 I53. This database contains statistics that you would find on a balance sheet along with ratios found in major industries like mining, transportation, etc.
Off Campus Access
Also available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov/ Info Reference HF 5681 .R25 T68. This database provides financial statistics and ratios dealing with industries—number of enterprises in a specific business/industry, net receivables, net sales, etc. Available only on campus.
Reuters Business - Industry Profiles
This website allows includes industries and sub-industries that other databases often to not. Includes industry news, overview, and financial information including the industry leaders.
Indicators of Industry and Services
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HD 9720.1 .074 2001. This book contains statistics for sales, output, etc. of industries for the world--production prospects of leather footwear, medical instruments and clocks, electricity, gas and water, etc.
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook
Available in print: Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 4961 .M68. A comprehensive statistical reference containing key financial information, operating data, and ratios on about 6,000 companies and 137 industry groups. Information like growth rates, book value per share, long-term debt, etc.
Indicators of Industry and Services
Available in print: MMgt/Econ/Gov Info Reference Desk HC 101 .U54. This book contains trends and forecasts for various industries—e.g. electricity production and sales, industrial and analytical instruments, telecommunication services, etc.
Specific Industries: FAO Bulletin of Statistics
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov
Info HD 1401 .F363x.
Specific Industries (All Countries)
-Energy: Country Analysis Briefs
-Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service
-Food: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
-Minerals: International Minerals Statistics and Information
Zip Code Business Patterns (ZBP)
ZBP provides counts of establishments by industry by employment size for a broader range of industries than are included in the Economic Census ZIP Code Statistics.
Crime
U.S. Department of Justice Statistics
Criminal statistics—homicide trends by weapon, drug-related crimes.
U.S. Department of Education
Crime statistics in colleges and universities.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Statistics for violence by gang members, family violence, traffic crimes, and others.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
This website contains the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics which brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 600 tables.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
This website contains statistics for crime in the nation and in the individual states. It also provides statistics on hate crime which involves incidents, offenses, victims, and offenders in reported crimes that were motivated in whole or in part by a bias against the victim's perceived race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
State Profiles
OPIC Information Gateway: US
This site links to a variety of information for each of the 50 United States.
County Data
Statistics by County – U.S. Census Bureau
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics for all U.S. counties.
County and City Data Book
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides data for state and Metropolitan Area.
County Business Patterns
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides data for state and Metropolitan Area.
Government Finance and Employment Data
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics on government organization, public employment & payroll, Finance, Public Employee Retirement systems, tax collection and other information for the government.
Housing Units from Census 2000 <
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides housing counts of 50 states including District of Columbia.
Population Estimates
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides latest population data.
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
This program provides model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states.
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics on current estimates of selected income and poverty for state, counties and school districts.
State and County Demographic and Economic Profiles
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics on state and county demographic and economic profiles.
USA Counties
This section of the U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics on all fields for U.S. counties.
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