Links

Finding employment Data for a State or Metropolitan Area

Primer on finding employment data for a state or metro area (pdf file)

Economic Data from the Federal Government

General Collections:
The Economic Report of the President
FRED database
CIA World Factbook

Original Source Agencies:
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data (inflation, employment)
Bureau of Economic Analysis (GDP, state personal income, etc.)
Livingston Survey of economists’ expectations
Social Security
IRS
U.S. Census Bureau
Construction Statistics
Federal Reserve Board: Statistical Releases
Energy Information Administration
FDIC Statistics
Home Price Index
Vital Statistics

Economics, Non-government

The Capital Spectator
Dismal Scientist
Economagic: Economic Time Series Page
Global Envision

Oregon

Oregon Economic Forecast
Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS)
Center for Population Research and Census – Portland State University
Random Lengths
Semiconductor Industry Association

Pacific Northwest

Idaho Economic Forecast
Utah Business Information and Research
Washington Economic Forecast
Washington State Employment
Marple’s Pacific Northwest Letter

Portland

The Business Journal of Portland
KOIN WeatherCenter
Oregon Live: News from The Oregonian

Investment Research

InvestorGuide Research
Financial Data Finder, Ohio State
EDGAR Database
CNN-Money
Yahoo! Finance

Stock Quotes

Stock Market Indexes

S&P/BARRA Index Returns
Russell Equity Indexes
Introduction to Wilshire Indexes