Research Subject Guides: Economics: Find Statistics & Data

Data Collections

For additional data and statistical resources, try the Social Science Data and Statistics Guide.

ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window
A non-profit membership-based data archive based at University of Michigan. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction. You must register for a myData account in order to access some reports.

CIESIN World Data Center (Columbia University)
This portal, hosted by NASA’s Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), provides access to a wide range of global data, associated documentation, and visualization and analysis tools, and to the community of experts on global data.
ILOSTAT
Detailed labor statistics for most countries of the world. Data can be customized and downloaded.
Massachusetts State Data Center
The Massachusetts State Data Center is a program of the UMass Donahue Institute's Economic and Public Policy Research Unit and is housed at the Institute's offices on the UMass Amherst campus.

SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
This mapping application enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, health, crime, and marketing data variables. CURRENTLY NO NCH ACCESS. his resource is limited to 2 users at a time. Registration is required to save work between sessions

For additional statistical sources, check the Social Science Data and Statistics Guide.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Covers a broad range of topics and, as such, is an excellent first place to look for statistics. Use the source information provided with tables and charts
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
United States statistical handbook, published annually. Available 2013 to the present. For earlier dates, see Bureau of the Census (free site)

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA produces economic statistics that influence the decisions made by government officials, business people, households, and individuals.
See also, Regional Economic Accounts
US Economic Indicators
1995 - current. Economic information on gross domestic product, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics.
Economic Indicators: FRASER
Archive of economic indicators, back to 1948.
Economic Report of the President
Business Dynamics Statistics
A unique feature of the BDS is its longitudinal source data that permit tracking establishments and firms over time.

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
A classic 2-volume reference work containing statistics about the United States has been updated and is now available online from Cambridge.
Tables of statistics include information about population, slavery, the economy, and much more. Download in Excel or .csv. Sorting, graphs and plots available.

See also: https://library.northeastern.edu/research/a-to-z-databases/database-policies-and-terms/historical-statistics-of-the-united-states
International Historical Statistics (Palgrave Connect) This link opens in a new window
Statistical data from around the world, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics.
The collection includes data on the Americas and Europe, but also hard-to-find data on Africa, Asia and Oceania. It is a truly interdisciplinary product that will prove a valuable resource to those researching and studying Business, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Politics, Sociology and Statistical Studies.

FRED
FRED combines data with a powerful mix of tools that help the user understand, interact with, display, and disseminate the data.
ALFRED
Archival Federal Reserve economic data. ALFRED allows you to retrieve vintage versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history.
FRASER
Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research is a project by the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
FRB Statistics: Data Releases
Beige Book
Summarizes anecdotal information on current economic conditions gathered by each FRB for its District.

World Development Indicators
The WDI presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
World Bank Data Tool
Explore several data visualization tools that highlight World Bank data.
OECD Stastistics
A wide range of statistics for OECD economies, including health, education, energy, employment, development and more.
Vizala
Free web-based source for demographic, social, industry and economic data for most countries of the world. Default presentation arranges data by country, but the database allows for creation of custom charts and reports. Data can be exported to Excel
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Sourced from the International Monetary Fund, The World Bank, the United Nations Statistics Division, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau and many more

Boston Data Portal
Consists of BostonMap, an interactive mapping tool, plus Boston Data Library.
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From the Boston Area Research Initiative, an inter-university research partnership of Northeastern University and Harvard University in conjunction with the City of Boston.
Massachusetts State Data Center
Regional Economic Accounts
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
State Handbook of Economic, Demographic, and Fiscal Indicators
Published by the AARP. Includes state-by-state comparisons, gender and age comparisons for selected data. 2008
New England Economic Indicators
Provides current and historical economic data for CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT), large metropolitan areas in the region, New England as a whole, and the US in general.
State Economies at a Glance

Please e-mail Roxanne Palmatier, library contact for Economics, Boston and Online or Maura Hennessy, library contact for Economics, Oakland.