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Here are all our “links by subject” without annotation on one condensed, quick loading page.  Use Quick Links if you know what you want and you want to get there quickly, or if you want to get a fast sense of available data sources across categories. Click on any category heading to jump down to the corresponding list heading below…

Demography

Population Data, Bureau of the Census
Census 2000 Demographic Profiles, Missouri Census Data Center, Missouri Secretary of State
Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
AmeriStat, Population Reference Bureau
Living Cities Census Series, Center for Urban and Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution
Census Notes and Data, FannieMae Foundation
Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Race and Ethnic Distributions in the United States, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Metropolitan Racial and Ethnic Change, Lewis Mumford Center, State University of New York at Albany
Multiracial Patterns, University of Southern California
Latino Population Counts, Inter-University Program for Latino Research
KIDS COUNT Census Data Online, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Statistical Information on Older Persons, Administration on Aging
Demographic Data on Single People, American Association for Single People
Journey to Work, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Household and Population Proxies, Internal Revenue Service  $
Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
Migration Data, Internal Revenue Service  $$
Immigration and Alien Resident Data, Immigration and Naturalization Service
American Religion Data Archive, Pennsylvania State University
Religious Affiliation, Adherents.com
Religious Centers, The Pluralism Project, Harvard University
Decennial Census Data, GeoLytics  $$
American Demographics   $$

Employment

Employment by Place of Residence
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Metro Area Labor Force Data, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, Bureau of Labor Statistics
American Community Survey, Bureau of the Census
Decennial Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census
Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
American FactFinder
Labor Force and Employment Time Series and Forecasts, Economagic.com $
Earnings and Employment Data, Social Security Administration
Unemployment Insurance Activity, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Union Affiliation of Workers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jobs by Place of Work, by Industry
Regional Economic Information System (REIS), Bureau of Economic Analysis

Current Employment Statistics (CES/790), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202), Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Labor Market Information Agencies
County Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Metro Business Patterns, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration
Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Nonemployer Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Mass Layoff Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Metro Economies in the Wake of 9/11, Milken Institute

Occupation

Labor Force by Occupation
Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Profiles, America’s Career Infonet
Occupational Projections, State Labor Market Information Agencies
American Community Survey (ACS), Bureau of the Census
Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Decennial Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census
Wages by Occupation
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics and State (LMI) Agencies
National Compensation Survey–Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Income

Personal and Money Income
Regional Economic Information System (REIS), Bureau of Economic Analysis

Money Income Data, Bureau of the Census
Median Family Income, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Individual Income Tax Returns, Internal Revenue Service
Bankruptcy Filings, American Bankruptcy Institute
Poverty and Income Distribution
Poverty Data, Bureau of the Census
Poverty and Income Distribution Studies, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Low-Income Working Families, Economic Policy Institute
State Minimum Wages Laws, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Child Poverty Facts, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University
Income and Hardship Data, Urban Institute
Total Payrollby Industry
Regional Economic Information System (REIS), Bureau of Economic Analysis

Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202), Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Labor Market Information Agencies
County Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration
Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Earnings and Employment Data, Social Security Administration
Average Annual, Weekly, and Hourly Earnings, by Industry
Covered Employment and Wages (ES-202), Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Labor Market Information Agencies
Current Employment Statistics (CES/790), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics and State (LMI) Agencies
National Compensation Survey–Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Salary Tools, SalaryExpert.com $
Salary Wizard, Salary.com  $
Metro Business Patterns, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Transfer Payments
Transfer Payments, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Data on Federal Social Security Programs, Social Security Administration
Unemployment Insurance Benefits, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Unemployment Insurance, Economic Policy Institute
Welfare Data, Department of Health and Human Services
Welfare Information Network
TANF Analyses, Center for Law and Social Policy
Assessing the New Federalism, Urban Institute
Food and Nutrition Service Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Workers’ Compensation, National Academy of Social Insurance
Assets
State Asset Development Report Card, Corporation for Enterprise Development

Output & Trade

Economic Outputs
Gross State Product, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross State Product Time Series and Projections, Economagic.com
Gross Metropolitan Product, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Input-Output Models
Regional Input-Output Modeling System (RIMS II), Bureau of Economic Analysis  $$
IMPLAN Regional Input-Output Modeling, Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc.  $$
Regional Economic Models, Inc (REMI)
Regional Business Conditions and Activity
The Beige Book of Current Economic Conditions, Federal Reserve Board
Regional Outlook, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Regional Business Conditions Index, Institute for Supply Management
Bizminer Vitality Review, Brandow Company, Inc.  $
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration  $
State Business Climate RankingsSite Selection
Entrepreneurial Hot SpotsInc.
Best Cities for EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneur
Best Places for Business and CareerForbes and Milken Institute
High-Growth Company Index, National Commission on Entrepreneurship
Corporate Headquarters, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergerstat $$
Characteristics of Business
State Business ProfilesEntrepreneur
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business Administration  $$
Longitudinal Data Bases, Center for Economic Studies, Bureau of the Census  $$
County Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Economic Census Geographic Area Series, Bureau of the Census
1992 Enterprise Statistics, Bureau of the Census $
Small Business Economic Statistics and Research, Small Business Administration
Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, Bureau of the Census
Women-Owned Businesses, Center for Women’s Business Research
Minority Business Activity, Milken Institute and Minority Business Development Agency
Nonemployer Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Self-Employment, Social Security Administration

International Investment and Trade

Foreign Direct Investment, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Foreign Trade Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration
Tariff and Trade DataWeb, U.S. International Trade Commission
State Trade Information, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER), University of Massachusetts $$
Manufacturing Export Growth, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
NAFTA and Jobs, Economic Policy Institute
International Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Prices

Cost of Living
Consumer Price Index (CPI), Bureau of Labor Statistics
DataMasters
Salary Calculator, Homefair.com
Cost of Living ComparatorMoney Magazine  
Yahoo! City Comparison
State Cost of Living Index, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Basic Family Budget Calculator, Economic Policy Institute
House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Bank Interest Rates, Bankrate.com
Cost of Living Index, ACCRA $
Cost of Living Index, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Missouri Department of Economic Development
Daily Fuel Gauge Report, American Automobile Association
Affordability Index, techies.com
Cost of Living, Economy.com  $$
Cost of Doing Business
Business Climate Comparisons, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, Missouri Department of Economic Development
City Business Tax Study, Vertex, Inc.
Cost of Doing Business, Economy.com  $$
Consumer Expenditures
Consumer Expenditure Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Spending, Claritas  $$
Consumer Expenditures, ESRI Business Information Systems  $$
Consumer Expenditures, USADATA.com  $$
Lifestyle Market Analyst, SRDS  $$
Profiles of Individual Charitable Contributions, National Center for Charitable Statistics

Economic Assets 

Debt Finance and Venture Capital
FDIC Statistics on Banking, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Aggregate Reports, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Small Business Finance, Small Business Administration
SBA Loan Activity, Small Business Administration
Credit Union Data, National Credit Union Administration
Venture Capital Profiles, Venture Economics
MoneyTree Survey, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Venture Capital Investments Data Base, Mercury Center, San Jose Mercury News
Recent Venture Industry Statistics, National Venture Capital Association
Venture Funding Reports, Growthink Research  $
Venture Capital Disbursements by Metro Area, Center for Economic Development
VentureXpert, Thomson Financial Securities Data  $$
National IPO Database, Hale and Dorr
Research and Advanced Technology
Division of Science Resources Studies, National Science Foundation
Useful Stats, State Science & Technology Institute
State Profiles of Federal R&D, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Federal R&D Activities, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND
Funded Federal Research, Community of Science
SBIR/STTR Awards, Small Business Administration
R&D Support in Health, National Institutes of Health
Federal R&D Funding Projections, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
American Research Universities, TheCenter, University of Florida
Patents Awarded, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
State Science and Technology Indicators, Office of Technology Competitiveness, Technology Administration
RaDiUS, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND  $$
Regional Techline, CHI Research, Inc.  $$
AUTM Licensing Survey, Association of University Technology Managers  $$
Education and Training
American Community Survey
Educational Attainment, Bureau of the Census
Education Watch Online, The Education Trust
National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education
CyberEducation, American Electronics Association  $
Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, Bureau of the Census
School Statistics, Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
The School Report, Homefair.com
State Report CardsEducation Week
State of Literacy in America, National Institute for Literacy
School Segregation Patterns, Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
International Archive of Education Data, National Center for Education Statistics and University of Michigan
Higher Education Facts and Figures, Chronicle of Higher Education
Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY $
Measuring Up, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Carnegie Classification of Institutes of Higher Education, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
College and University RankingsU.S. News and World Report
Data Reports, National Education Association
SAT Program Data, College Entrance Examination Board
High School Student Academic and Career Preferences, National Research Center for College and University Admissions
College Access and Affordability, Lumina Foundation for Education
Data on Science and Engineering Education, National Science Foundation
Business School RankingsBusiness Week
Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Adult Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education
Standardized Program Information Reports for JTPA, Employment and Training Administration
Physical Infrastructure and Land
National Transportation Atlas, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Airport Capacity Benchmark Report, Federal Aviation Administration
Airport Traffic, Airports Council International
Highway Statistics Series, Federal Highway Administration
Infrastructure by State, American Society of Civil Engineers
The Road Information Program
Urban Mobility Study, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior
State Environmental Atlas, Environmental Protection Agency
MetroScan, Transamerica Intellitech  $$
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER), Bureau of the Census
Public Land Statistics, Bureau of Land Management
Water Systems and Supply Information in Reclamation Areas, Bureau of Reclamation

Quality of Life

General
Best Places to LiveMoney Magazine 
Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
City Profiles, RealEstateJournal, Wall Street Journal
Yahoo! City Comparison
The City Report, Homefair.com
Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card, Population Connection
Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

 

Housing
Housing Data, Bureau of the Census
HUD User Data Sets, Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Housing Market Conditions, Department of Housing and Urban Development
House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Metropolitan Area Housing Prices, National Association of Realtors
Home Price Check, Domania, Inc.
The State of the Nation’s Housing, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Housing Opportunity Index, National Association of Home Builders
Rental Housing Affordability, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Housing Needs Table, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors
On-line Information Systems,  Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

1940 Census of Housing, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Case-Shiller-Weiss Home Price Index  $$
Environment
Scorecard, Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Data, Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Maps (E-Maps), Department of Housing and Urban Development
Links to Sources of Environmental Statistics, Council on Environmental Quality
Environmental Reports, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Spatial Data Sources, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior
Conservation Databases, National Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture
Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Recycling America’s Land, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Sprawl Reports, Sierra Club
Urban Sprawl, Fannie Mae Foundation
Commercial Office Sprawl, The Brookings Institution
Urban Mobility Study, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
Transportation Facts, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Reports, Environmental Working Group

Farming on the Edge, American Farmland Trust
Threatened State Park Systems, National Park Trust
Climate Data, National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Averages and Records, The Weather Channel
Extreme Weather Sourcebook, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Climate Data, National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Averages and Records, The Weather Channel
Monthly Climate Profiles, Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Wildland Fires, National Interagency Fire Center
Wildland Fire Mapping, Geo-Spatial Multi-Agency Coordination (GeoMAC)
Municipal Solid Waste State Data, Environmental Protection Agency
Criminal Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation
City Crime Rates and Comparisons, Sperling’s BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Relocation Crime Lab, Homefair.com
Top Vehicle Theft Areas, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Most Stolen Vehicles, CCC Information Services
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan
State and City Crime Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Health
Health Workforce Data, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Department of Health and Human Services
National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services
State Health Facts Online, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
State Health Ranking–2000 edition, UnitedHealth Group
Community Reports, Center for Studying Health System Change
Health Care Cost and Utilization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality $

Health and Long-Term Care, AARP Research Center  $

Prescription Drug Use, Express Scripts, Inc.
Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
State Health Department Data, CDC

Health Data, healthfinder®, Department of Health and Human Services
Health Analyses, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Health Insurance Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Data, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
Regional Health Insurance Trends, Health Cost Index Report, Milliman USA  $
Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured, Employee Benefits Research Institute
Health Insurance and Access to Care, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Health Action Tool Kit, Families USA
Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics
Kid-Friendly Cities Health Improvement Report Card, Population Connection
Playground Safety, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Reproductive Health, Alan Guttmacher Institute
Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Highway Fatalities and Injuries, National Center for Statistics & Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety, National Safety Council
Pedestrian Fatalities, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Health Care State Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Area Resource File, Quality Resource Systems for the Health Resources and Services Administration  $$
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School  $$
State-Level Databook on Health Care Access and Financing, The Urban Institute  $$
Health Care Organization Rankings, U.S. News & World Report

Social Welfare
Assessing the New Federalism, The Urban Institute
ChildStats, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Children in the States, Children’s Defense Fund
KIDS COUNT, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Statistics on Children, Youth and Families, Child Trends

The Right Start, Annie E. Casey Foundation and Child Trends
Child Trends DataBank, Child Trends
National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America
Focus on States, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Food Insecurity and Hunger, Food Security Institute, Center on Hunger and Poverty, Brandeis University
Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors

Industry Sectors

Cross-Industry Data
Cluster Mapping Project, Harvard Business School
Industries Information, International Trade Administration (ITA)
Economic Census, Bureau of the Census
Industry Statistics and Data Analysis, U.S. Business Reporter
Business.com
Agriculture and Natural Resources
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
State Fact Sheets, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
American Farmland Trust

USDA Economics and Statistics System, Cornell University
Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Environmental Working Group

Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Forestry Data, U.S. Forest Service
Fisheries Statistics and Economics, National Marine Fisheries Service
Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy
Petroleum Industry Statistics, American Petroleum Institute  $$
Energy Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Economic Census – Mining, Bureau of the Census
Commercial Uses of Public Lands, Bureau of Land Management
Energy
Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy
E-GRID, Environmental Protection Agency
Electric Industry Statistics, Edison Electric Institute  $$
Economic Census – Utilities, Bureau of the Census
Solstice, Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
Daily Fuel Gauge Report, American Automobile Association
Construction
Construction Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Construction Cost Calculator, RealEstateJournal, Wall Street Journal
Real Estate Market Reports, CB Richard Ellis
Construction Market Rankings, FW Dodge Real Estate Group  $
Building Permit Time Series and Forecasts, Economagic.com  $
MarketBeat, Cushman & Wakefield  $$
Housing Statistics, National Association of Home Builders  $$
Manufacturing
World Class Communities for ManufacturingIndustry Week
Annual Survey of Manufactures, Bureau of the Census
Economic Census – Manufacturing, Bureau of the Census
Longitudinal Manufacturing Databases, Center for Economic Studies, Bureau of the Census  $$
Historical Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Ward’s Automotive Yearbook $$
Information and Telecommunications
Economic Census – Information, Bureau of the Census
IT Salary AdvisorInformationWeek
Telephone, Computer, and Internet Use, National Telecommunications and Information Agency
Telephone Industry Statistics, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Wireless Market Analysis, Telephia  $$
America’s Most Wired CitiesYahoo Internet Life
Best States for E-Commerce, Progressive Policy Institute
Internet Statistics Toolbox, Cyberatlas
Internet Geography, Zooknic Internet Geography Project
Internet Activity, MIDS  $$
State Cable Industry Data, National Cable Television Association
Advanced Technology Industries
Technology and the New Economy, Progressive Policy Institute
New Economy Indices, Milken Institute

State Science and Technology Indicators, Office of Technology Competitiveness, Technology Administration
High Tech and Info Tech Metros, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Metro Areas and the New Economy, United States Conference of Mayors and National Association of Counties
High-Tech Hot SpotsEntrepreneur’s Business Start-ups
High Tech Studies, Center for Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution
Federal R&D Activities, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND
Cincinnati’s Benchmarking Technology Study, Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Sciences, Inc.
Advanced Technology Industry Statistics, American Electronics Association  $
Wholesale  and Retail Trade
Retail Sales Index, TeleCheck Services, Inc.
Economic Census – Wholesale Trade, Bureau of the Census
Economic Census – Retail Trade, Bureau of the Census
Retail Sales Estimates, Bureau of the Census
Transportation and Warehousing
Intermodal Transportation Database, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Transportation Facts, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Highway Statistics Series, Federal Highway Administration
Journey to Work, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Civil Aviation Statistical Resources,  Federal Aviation Administration
Airline Information, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Air Travel Consumer Report, Aviation Consumer Protection Division, Department of Transportation
International Air Passenger and Freight, Office of Aviation and International Affairs, Department of Transportation
Airport Traffic, Airports Council International
Airline Industry Facts and Figures, Air Transport Association  $
National Transit Database, Federal Transit Administration
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Economic Census – Transportation and Warehousing, Bureau of the Census
International Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Finance
Economic Census – Finance and Insurance, Bureau of the Census
FDIC Statistics on Banking, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Aggregate Reports, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
National Information Center, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Small Business Lending, Small Business Administration
Bank and ATM Fees
, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Mortgage Market Reports, Mortgage Bankers Association of America $$
Venture Capital Profiles, Venture Economics
MoneyTree Survey, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Venture Capital Investments Data Base, Mercury Center, San Jose Mercury News
Recent Venture Industry Statistics, National Venture Capital Association
VentureXpert, Thomson Financial Securities Data  $$
National IPO Database, Hale and Dorr
Insurance 
Statistical Reports, National Association of Insurance Commissioners $$
Workers’ Compensation Premium Rates, Workers Compensation Division, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Publicly-funded Health Insurance for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics
Regional Health Insurance Trends, Health Cost Index Report, Milliman USA  $
Housing and Real Estate
Economic Census – Real Estate, Bureau of the Census
House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Home Sales Data, National Association of Realtors
Home Price Check, Domania, Inc.
Risk of Housing Price Decline, PMI Mortgage Insurance, Inc.
Housing Vacancies and Homeownership , Bureau of the Census
Survey of Real Estate Trends, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Real Estate Market Reports, CB Richard Ellis
Regional Overviews, RealEstateJournal, Wall Street Journal  
Office and Industrial Real Estate Market Trends, CoStar Group
Office Market Reports, Insignia/ESG
Office Leasing Trends, Julien J. Studley, Inc.
Reis.com, Reis, Inc.
Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Trends, Cushman & Wakefield $
Market Reports, Grubb & Ellis  $
Commercial Real Estate Market Indicators, F.W. Dodge  $
Mortgage Market Reports, Mortgage Bankers Association of America  $$
Trends in Commercial Real Estate Values, Integra Realty Resources  $$
Commercial Real Estate Reports, Real Capital Analytics  $$
Commercial Office Sprawl, The Brookings Institution
Healthcare
Economic Census – Services, Bureau of the Census
State Health Workforce Profiles, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Department of Health and Human ServicesData and Statistics, Health Care Financing Administration

Health Care Cost and Utilization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  $

Physician Workforce Ratios for Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics
Best HospitalsU.S. News & World Report
Managed Care Digest, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Health Plan Report Card, National Committee for Quality Assurance
Nursing Facility Data, American Health Care Association
Prescription Drug Use, Express Scripts, Inc.
Area Resource File, Quality Resource Systems for the Health Resources and Services Administration
Hospital Statistics, American Hospital Association  $$
DataMart, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations  $$
Managed Health Care, InterStudy Publications  $$
Health Care State Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School  $$

Education
Child Care Establishments, Bureau of the Census
National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education
Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, Bureau of the Census
Data Reports, National Education Association
Teacher Salary Trends, American Federation of Teachers
Higher Education Facts and Figures, Chronicle of Higher Education
Trends in Affordability of Public Higher Education, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Travel and Tourism
American Travel Survey, Bureau of Transporation Statistics
Tourism Industries Office, International Trade Administration $
US Travel Data Center, Travel Industry Association of America  $$
Other Services
Profiles of the Nonprofit Sector, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute
Sports Participation, National Sporting Goods Association
Public Administration and Taxation
Federal, State and Local Governments, Bureau of the Census
Census of Governments, Bureau of the Census
Vital Statistics on American PoliticsCongressional Quarterly
Grading the StatesGoverning
State Fiscal Reports, National Association of State Budget Officers
State Revenue Reports, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York
State Budget and Tax Data, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
State Tax Rates, Structure, and Burden, Federation of Tax Administrators
State Finance Data, Tax Foundation
Distributional Analysis of State Tax Systems, Citizens for Tax Justice
State Lottery Fast Facts, North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
State Tobacco Settlements, National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
Development Report Card for the States, Corporation for Enterprise Development
Unemployment Insurance Program Finances, Employment and Training Administration,  Department of Labor
Workers’ Compensation, National Academy of Social Insurance
Digital State Survey, Center for Digital Government and Government Technology
Best States for E-Commerce, Progressive Policy Institute
Research Collection of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, University of North Texas Libraries
Competitive Cities Report Card, Reason Public Policy Institute
City Business Tax Study, Vertex, Inc.
Local and State Property Tax Collections, Tax Foundation
Local Tax Capacity, Metropolitan Area Research Corporation
Digital Cities Survey, Center for Digital Government
Criminal Justice System Data, Bureau of Justice Statistics
State and City Criminal Justice Data, Morgan Quitno Press  $$
Death Penalty Facts, Death Penalty Information Center
Data and Statistics, Health Care Financing Administration
Publicly-funded Health Insurance for Children, American Academy of Pediatrics
National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America
Federal Expenditures, Bureau of the Census
The Federal Budget and The States, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Vocational and Adult Basic Education Grants, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education
Federal Tax Burdens and Expenditures, Tax Foundation
Congressional Earmarks for Higher EducationThe Chronicle of Higher Education
Federal Employment Statistics, Office of Workforce Information, Office of Personnel Management
Tax Stats, Internal Revenue Service
Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, The Brookings Institution and the Progressive Policy Institute
Federal Procurement from Small Businesses, Small Business Administration
Statistical Reports, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Federal Elections Data, Federal Election Commission
Military
Personnel and Expenditures Data, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, Department of Defense
Defense Almanac, Department of Defense
Veterans Data, Department of Veterans Affairs

Firm Listings

General
Corporation Public Records, BRB Publications, Inc.
Corporate Listings and Information, Dun & Bradstreet  $$
InfoUSA.com, InfoUSA, Inc.  $$
Hoover’s Online, Hoover’s, Inc.  $
Book of Lists, American City Business Journals  $$
EDGAR Database of Corporate Information, Securities and Exchange Commission
EdgarScan, PricewaterhouseCoopers
US Business Reporter
Companies, Business.com
InSite2, Intelligence Data  $$
Global Access, Primark Corporation.  $$
Manufacturing
Industrial Who’s Who on the Internet
Manufacturers’ News $
Harris InfoSource $$
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Iron and Steel Establishments, American Iron and Steel Institute
Technology
OneSource CorpTech Profiles, OneSource  $$
Research Centers and Services Directory, Gale Group  $$
Biotechnology Business Directory, Biotechnology Industry Organization
Biotechnology Company Register, National Biotechnology Information Facility
Biotech Companies, BioSpace
Biotech Companies, Bio-Link, City College of San Francisco
Software and Information Industry Companies, Software and Information Industry Association  $$
Finance
National Information Center, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
FDIC Institution Directory, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nonprofit
Database of Nonprofit Organizations, GuideStar, Philanthropic Research, Inc.
Healthcare
Nursing Homes, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health & Human Services