This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links providing government statistics.

Background Information Sources

Available in the library's reference area:

Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles

• LexisNexis: newspaper articles; under “Reference,” see “Country Profiles” & “State Profiles”

Internet Resources

Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Government Sites.

• Federal Statistics
  http://www.fedstats.gov/
  Gateway to statistics from more than 100 U.S. federal agencies
• Statistical Abstracts of the United States
  www.census.gov/statab/www/
  statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  http://www.bea.gov/
  statistics on gross domestic product, personal income, corporate profits; related items
• U.S. Census
  http://factfinder.census.gov/
  Source for U.S. population, housing, economic, and geographic data
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov/
  data on wages, spending, productivity, employment, and related subjects
• International Statistical Agencies
  http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
  statistical agencies listed by country
• State and Local Government on the Net
  http://www.statelocalgov.net/
  directory of state, county, and local government websites
• National Center for Education Statistics
  http://nces.ed.gov/
  data related to education in the United States and other nations
• Child and Family Statistics
  http://www.childstats.gov/
  access to statistics and reports on children and families