All Guides: Economics: Data

Commonly Used Data Resources

Minnesota Population Center Data Resources
Includes harmonized data from the Current Population Survey, American Population Survey, international censuses, American Time Use data, National Health Interview Survey, & more.

World Development Indicators (WDI) This link opens in a new window
Data source on the global economy containing statistical data for development indicators and time series data for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators which can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, viewed by percentage change and charted. Exporting options are available.
UN Comtrade Database This link opens in a new window
Global trade data.

Worldbank Microdata Library
The Microdata Library facilitates access to data collected through sample surveys of households, business establishments or other facilities.
Census Bureau (replaces AmericanFactFinder)
Portal for accessing U.S. Census data. Includes data from decennial summary files, American Community Survey, Economic Census, and more. Most census data collected in the past two years are not included.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Call Number: HA202
Produced by the United States Bureau of the Census, this covers social, political and economic statistics, abstracted from original sources.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Statistics on labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the US economy.
LABORSTA
UN database of international labor statistics.

Statistical Abstract of Latin America
Call Number: HA755 .S93
Updated periodically, this resource includes statistics taken from a variety of Latin American and international sources.

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
Index of social science datasets with access to all sets. Most data sets require knowledge of a statistical software package--such as SPSS or STATA--in order to use. Includes searchable bibliography of research done relative to available data sets.

Harvard Dataverse
Open repository of research data with contributions from research institutions and individuals from around the world.
DATA.GOV
Portal for the U.S. federal government's open data.
Data.World
Crowdsourced database of datasets. Create a free in order to access.

Social Science Data Guide
Macalester Library's guide for frequently used data sources in the social sciences.
Registry Of Research Data Repositories
Identify and locate online repositories of research data.

Data Modules
Link goes to the first in a series of modules for learning about managing your research data.