Rensselaer Libraries

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New York State

• Capital District Regional Planning Commission
  
  Statistics available for the Capital District Area Employment Rates; Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index; County Migration Patterns; Taxable Sales Data; Employees, Payroll & Establishments; Residential Building Permits; Real Property Tax Rates; Residential Home Sales through MLS; Municipal Finance Data & School District Finance Data; and Public School Data.
  NY Regional, NY County, NY Cities/Towns

• New York State Statistical Yearbook
  
  In Electronic: 1997-2007
  In Print with Call Number HA 544 A2 - 1967-2005 3rd floor; 2006 Reference Main Floor.
  NY County, NY Boroughs, New York City.

U.S. Compendia

• American Fact Finder
  
  Data on population, housing, social and economic indicators, business and government.
  State, County, City, Zip Code.

• Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1878 -
  
  Compilation of statistics on social, political and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. Data listed in tables which footnote the parent source of the data.
  International, U.S., State.

• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006
  
  Supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
  Published periodically since 1979 with the 2006 being the sixth in the series. Collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the state, county, and metropolitan area levels.
  U.S., State, MSA(1), County.

• County and City Data Book: 2007
  
  Local area supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
  Published intermittently since 1944 with the 2007 edition being the fourteenth in this series. Summary of social and economic statistics for U.S. counties and cities.

  County, City/Place, MCD(1).

U.S. Additional

• National Agricultural Statistics Service
  
  Publishes U.S., state, and county level agricultural statistics for many commodities and data series.
  U.S., State, County.

• Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  
  Provides time-series data on GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and national accounts; industry data; international trade and investment data; GDP by state, state personal income.
  International, U.S., State, Regional, County.

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
  
  Statistics included for crime and victims, prosecution, federal justice system, criminal offenders, law enforcement, courts and sentencing, expenditure and employment, corrections, criminal record systems, and special topics.
  U.S., State, County.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  
  Statistics on employment and unemployment; prices and living conditions; compensation and working conditions; productivity and technology; employment projections; and international programs.
  International, U.S., State, MSA(1).

• FedStats (US Census Bureau)
  
  Population, economic, labor, housing, industry and geographic data.
  State, County, City.

• The Federal Reserve Board
  
  Statistical sources include: The Beige Book (Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions); FRED (Federal Reserve Economic ) and (ALFRED) ArchivaL (sic) Federal Reserve Economic Data
  U.S., Regional

• National Center for Education Statistics
  
  Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
  U.S., Regional, State, School District.

• National Center for Health Statistics
  
  Includes FASTSTATS A to Z link, as well as a number of links on home page leading to data. Nation's principal health statistics agency.
  U.S., Regional, State.

• National Transportation Statistics Report
  
  Statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security.
  U.S., Regional, State.

• Subjects A to Z (US Census Bureau)
  
  Broad A to Z index to US Census publications.
  U.S., State, MSA(1), County, City, Zip Code.

International

• CIA World Fact Book
  
  Economic, social, political and demographic information for countries and dependent areas worldwide. Currently updated every two weeks.

• Eurostat
  
  Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.

• Foreign Trade Statistics (US Census Bureau)
  
  Includes data for countries, exports by state, current and historical data and trade highlights, along with selected reports on international trade.

• International Programs (U.S. Census Bureau)
  
  Demographic indicators for 226 countries and areas of the world. The IDB has provided access to demographic data for over 25 years to governments, academics, other organizations, and the public. It is funded by organizations that sponsor the research of the Census Bureau's International Programs Center.

• International Labour Organization Statistics
  
  Data and metadata for over 200 countries and Territories.

• OECD.Stat Extracts
  
  Includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies.

• Statistical Abstract of the United States
  
  Published annually. See sections on Foreign Commerce and Aid.

• UNdata
  
  Data service allowing users to search and download a variety of statistical resources from the United Nations System. Includes data categories such as agriculture, education, energy, health, and trade.

• WHO Statistical Information System
  
  Brings together core health statistics for the 193 WHO Member States. It comprises more than 70 indicators, which can be accessed by way of a quick search, by major categories, or through user-defined tables. The data can be further filtered, tabulated, charted and downloaded. The data are also published annually in the World Health Statistics Report released in May.

• World Economic Outlook (IMF)
  
  Click on Data and Statistics. Click on World Economic Databases under Global Data. World Economic Outlooks are published twice a year. Data is available in Excel spreadsheets. Use the FIND command to locate your data.

(1) For information on geographic subdivisions used by the US Census Bureau, see:

• Glossary of Basic Geographic and Related terms - Census 2000
• Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (US Census Bureau)
• Historical Statistical Area Definitions (US Census Bureau) and Current Lists of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Definitions (US Census Bureau).
• Metropolitan Statistical Area Changes by Jim Van Giffen. September 2003, Texas Labor Market Review newsletter published monthly by the Labor Market Information Department of the Texas Workforce Commission.

Colette O. Holmes, Management Librarian, and Tanis Kreiger, Acquisitions & Electronic Resources Librarian, Rensselaer Libraries, Troy, NY

• New York State
• U.S.
  • Compendia
  • Additional
• International
• Demographic Information
• Economic Indicators
• U.S. Census
• Business: A to Z & Subject

Colette O. Holmes, Management Librairan, Folsom Library