Business/Economics Databases and Datasets
- Census Bureau Economic StatisticsIncludes data on manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, construction, governments, services, and other sectors.
- FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)FRASER provides scanned copies of historical economic statistical publications.
- FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)Database of economic time series data, both domestic and international.
- ALFRED (Archival Federal Reserve Economic Data)As described by the Federal Reserve, ALFRED "allows you to retrieve vintage version of economic data that were available on specific dates in history."
- EDGARCompany filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- BLS Databases, Tables, and Calculators by Subject (Bureau of Labor Statistics)Includes materials on employment, unemployment, prices and inflation, productivity, and pay and benefits, and workplace injuries. Also international comparative data.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis Interactive Data TablesLegacy data tables also available at the same site.
Business Portals
Business/Economics Agencies
- Board of Governors, Federal Reserve SystemProvides links to the Federal Reserve Bulletin as well as a broad range of research and economic data.
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisProvides economic accounts data at the national, international, industrial, and regional level.
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsAn extensive site providing links to publications, databases, statistics, calculators, and economic releases.
- Small Business Administration (SBA)Extensive documentation on the "how-to's" of starting and financing a small business.
Business/Economics Publications
- Economic Report of the President, 1947 to presentAvailable through FRASER, the Federal Reserve Archive.
- Economic Report of the President, 1995 to presentAvailable through GovInfo, the Government Printing Office permanent archive.
- Economic Indicators, April 1995 to presentPrepared for the use of the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors.
- Monthly Labor Review onlineIncludes articles as well as current labor statistics and historical data.
- Employment and Earnings onlineArchival data available.
- Occupational Outlook HandbookStandard work for exploring occupations and their characteristics and training requirements.
- Survey of Current BusinessArticles and data.