Datasource Links

Economic and Business Data

• EconData.Net
  • Regional economic activity
  • http://www.econdata.net/

• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  • National, regional, industry data addressing economic growth, economic development, and inter-industry relationships
  • http://www.bea.gov/

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
  • Labor market activity, working conditions, and other labor changes
  • http://www.bls.gov/

• U.S. Economic Census
  • A profile for American business, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau every 5 years
  • http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
  • http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ECN&_lang=en

• Oregon Employment Division
  • Labor force and employment statistics
  • http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine

Education

• National Center for Education Statistics
  • http://nces.ed.gov/

• Oregon Department of Education
  • School enrollment summaries (Oct. 1)
    • http://www.ode.state.or.us/sfda/reports/r0073Select.asp
  • Race and Ethnicity
    • http://www.ode.state.or.us/sfda/reports/r0067Select.asp

Health

• Center for Disease Control (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics
  • http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

• Oregon Center for Health Statistics
  • Births, Deaths, and other vital records
    • http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/chs/

• Human Development Reports (U.N.)
  • International health data
    • http://hdr.undp.org/en/

• World Health Organization (WHO)
  • World health statistics
    • http://www.who.int/research/en/

Immigration

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Immigration statistics
  • http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/

General Population Data

• FedStats
  • Broad access linking Federal agencies and related statistics
  • http://www.fedstats.gov/

• National Survey of Families and Households
  • http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/nsfh/

• U.S. Census Bureau
  • http://www.census.gov/
  • Decennial Censuses and American Community Survey (ACS) data:
    • http://factfinder.census.gov/
    • http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html
  • Statistical Abstract
    • http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
  • International Data Base (IDB)
    • http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
  • Current Population Survey (CPS)
    • http://www.census.gov/cps/
  • Migration
    • http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/migrate.html
  • Public Use Microdata Series (PUMS) Data
    • http://usa.ipums.org/usa/
  • U.S. Population Projections
    • http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/popproj.html
  • U.S. Population Estimates
    • http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Migration Data
  • http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=212683,00.html

• Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Datafinder
  • http://www.prb.org/DataFinder.aspx

• Portland State University (PSU) Population Research Center (PRC) Annual Population Estimates
  • http://www.pdx.edu/prc/annual-oregon-population-report

• Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) Population Forecasts
  • http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/OEA/demographic.shtml

• Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM)
  • Population estimates, forecasts, and projections
    • www.ofm.wa.gov/pop

• Oregon State University—Rural Communities Explorer
  • http://oregonexplorer.info/rural/

International Data Sources

• CIA World Factbook 
  • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ 

• Eurostat
  • European economic and demographic statistics
  • http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home       

• United Nations (UN) Statistics Division 
  • http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm

• United Nations (UN) Yearbook
  • http://unyearbook.un.org/

Miscellaneous

• Data.gov 
  • http://www.data.gov/

• ChildStats.gov
  • Child and family statistics for the U.S.
  • http://www.childstats.gov/

• U.S. Military Statistics
  • Military personnel statistics for the United States
  • http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/

• County and City Data Books
  • Access to County and City Data Books (1944-2000)
  • http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/ccdb

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
  • Statistics on all forms of transportation in the United States
  • http://www.bts.gov/

• General Social Survey (GSS)
  • http://www.norc.org/projects/General+Social+Survey.htm

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)—University of Michigan
  • http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/

• Housing-related data
  • U.S. Census Bureau Housing data, including construction
    • http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    • http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/hads/hads.html

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Administration on Aging
  • Life expectancy, health, nursing home, and other statistics
  • http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Aging_Statistics/future_growth/aging21/health.aspx