LibGuides: Political Science Resources: Economic & Census Resources

Economic 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.
Council of Economic Advisors - Economic Indicators
Economic information on gross domestic product, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics from April 1995 forward.
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Economic Indicators back to 1948 are made available through FRASER, the Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research. FRASER is provided through a partnership between GPO and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. FRASER is not an official version of Economic Indicators and GPO can not guarantee the authenticity or completeness of the data.
Economic Census: Industry Snapshots
The Industry Snapshots present key statistics from the Economic Census and per capita ratios using data from Population Estimates for a user-selected industry.
FRASER (Economic Data Publications, Historical Federal Reserve Archive)
Easy access to economic history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System.
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FRASER is a mixed subject and institutional repository that preserves and provides access to economic and banking data and policy documents. To this end, various types of documents have been digitized, including the following:
Publications of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Publications of District Federal Reserve Banks
Statements and speeches of Federal Reserve policymakers
Archival materials of Federal Reserve policymakers
Economic data publications
Statistical releases
Congressional documents
Books
Reports by various organizations
GeoFRED: Geographical Economic Data
GeoFRED® allows you to create, customize, and share geographical maps of data found in FRED®.
Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program is part of the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau. The LEHD program produces new, cost effective, public-use information combining federal, state and Census Bureau data on employers and employees under the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership. State and local authorities increasingly need detailed local information about their economies to make informed decisions. The LED Partnership works to fill critical data gaps and provide indicators needed by state and local authorities.

Demographic & Census Data

2010 Census Interactive Population Map
Explore 2010 Census statistics down to the block level.
The 2012 Statistical Abstract
U.S. Census Bureau Statistical Abstract, 1878-2012.
NOTE: Last printing year 2012. Superseded by ProQuest version.
American FactFinder
Access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.
Census Explorer
The U.S. Census Bureau’s interactive map series.
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Create customized tables from the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC).
QuickFacts from US Census
QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
QWI Explorer
TheDataWeb - DataFerrett
A data analysis and extraction tool to customize federal, state, and local data. Develop customized spreadsheets and turn them into graphs and maps without any additional software.