Library & Cultural Services: Economics: United States

United States

Bureau of Economic Analysis (Dept. of Commerce)
Provides data on national accounts, also regional, industry and international accounts. Longstanding publication:
Survey of current business (Bureau of Economic Analysis) 1960-2013 Store C HC 1.S8 and Online (1921-)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Government body offering official stats on: employment, unemployment, pay, benefits, productivity, working conditions, time use, prices, spending, inflation. Includes detailed survey data, e.g. Current Population Survey (similar to the Labour Force Survey in the UK)
Census Bureau
Government body responsible for the census every 10 years (population & housing), an economic census every 5 years, and collects regular indicators of economic activity. Also its:
Statistical abstract of the United States (key official statistical compendium), 1915-2012 (some gaps) at HA 202, and Online (1878-2012). Ceased publication.
Center for American Progress
Progressive non-partisan policy institute looking to ensure that the needs of all Americans are met
Econofact
Launched in 2017 to bring facts and analysis to the debate on US economic and social policies. Contributors are leading academic economists from across the country.
Economic Policy Institute
Non-partisan think tank created in 1986 to try & ensure the needs of low and mid-wage workers are not forgotten by policymakers
Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER)
FRASER is a digital library of US economic, banking & financial history (especially the history of the Federal Reserve System). Publications and data on the US economy back to c.1900. See also:
Annual report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1963-1997 HG 1.F35 and Online (1914-)
Federal Reserve bulletin 1945-1987 (incomplete) HG 1.F33 and Online (1915-)
FRED
Counterpart to FRASER. Rich repository for US and international economic & financial data. Includes the NBER Macrohistory Database (focus on pre-1945 period, including production, construction, employment, money, prices, asset markets, foreign trade, government
activity. Some coverage of France, Germany, UK)
ICPSR
Leading & long-established data archive for the social & behavioural sciences, based at University of Michigan.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Useful branch of the US Dept. of Agriculture, offering a wide range of data and publications, 1936-
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Premier economic research institute with highly respected series of working papers
Pew Research Center
Respected independent "fact tank" applies public opinion analysis and data driven research to a range of issues (mostly US). Does not take policy positions. Publications and datasets available.
Treasury
Data on national debt, interest rates, etc. See also: Treasury bulletin 1965-2007 HG 1.T7 and Online (1939-). Maintains USAspending giving details of US government spending

The Library also has some historical statistics relating to the US in print form, notably the official Statistical Abstract of the United States (1915-2012) at HA 202 which is also freely available online (1878-2012). Publication ceased in 2012.

Business Statistics of the United States is also occasionally useful for historical data (from 1890). There are some print volumes at HC 106.5 and recent editions online