U. S. Economic Data
Labor, Income, and Prices
Labor, Income, and Poverty
Compensation and Working Conditions
Includes topical articles and statistics. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Internet: Compensation and Working Conditions.
- Paper: 1991-1996; 1996-2001. [no longer published in paper]
Current Population Reports: Series P60, Consumer Income.
[Call numbers/holdings Many of the titles listed are links to the online versions of reports within this series.]
See also: Current Population Survey
Earnings by Occupation and Education (CD-ROM)
- Internet: Earnings by Occupation and Education [data from Census 2000]
- CD-ROM: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Subject Summary Tape File 22 (SSTF 22). C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 22 A-/CORR.
Employment and Earnings
Published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides detailed tabular data on current employment, unemployment, and characteristics of the labor force for the nation, regions, states, and metropolitan areas. Some historical data.
- Internet: Employment and Earnings Online April 2007 - present.
- Internet: 1981- April 2007.
- Paper: [Call numbers/holdings]. [1969 - April 2007. No longer published in paper]
Historical Income Data - Census Bureau
Numerous annual time series, some back to 1967.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/histinctb.html
Historical Poverty Tables - Census Bureau
Numerous annual time series, some back to 1959.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/histpov/histpovtb.html
Income Statistics - Internal Revenue Service
Information from the Statistics of Income (SOI) Division of the Internal Revenue Service, and other IRS sources.
- Internet: Tax Statistics (IRS). http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/tax_stats/soi/soi_bul.html.
- Paper: SOI Bulletin. [Call numbers/holdings]. A key periodical publication from the IRS's Statistics of Income Division.
Labor Force Statistics Derived from the Current Population Survey, 1948-87
Ref. US L 2.3:2307. Historical monthly, annual average, and supplementary data.
Monthly Labor Review
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes topical articles and a hefty statistical section. Articles
- Internet: Monthly Labor Review.
- Paper: [Call numbers/holdings]. 1915 - present. Most recent issues in the Current Periodicals section.
State Personal Income
- Internet: State Annual Personal Income (BEA). http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/spi/.
- Hardcopy: [Call numbers/holdings]. Various formats (paper, microfiche, CD-ROM) with data going back to 1929.
Price Levels
Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)
Monthly reports on consumer price movements.
- Internet: Consumer Price Indexes Home Page (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Includes news, data, and informational publications. http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
- Paper: CPI Detailed Report. [Call numbers/holdings]. Latest issues shelved in Current Periodicals section. Includes current data, historical time series, and some articles.
Producer Price Indexes (PPI)
Monthly reports on current producer price movements.
- Internet: Producer Price Indexes Home Page (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Includes news, data, and informational publications. http://www.bls.gov/ppi/.
- Paper: PPI Detailed Report. [Call numbers/holdings]. Latest issues shelved in Current Periodicals section. An annual supplement contains monthly data for the calendar year and annual averages.
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