Facts, data and statistics are published in:
This type of information is widely available on the Web, from government sites, publishers and various other types of organizations.
Facts and Figures About Your Community
This site brings together factual information from many different U.S. government sites, organized for easy browsing by broad categories (agriculture, business, health, learning, justice, etc.).
This is another subject index of U.S. government data on the Web. Use it to locate a wealth of population, demographic, economic, agricultural and health data. Data often appears here before it becomes available in print.
This site, like the printed almanac, offers all kinds of factual information.
Statistical Resources on the Web
This is a specialized directory that you may use to identify other data sources on a variety of economic and social topics, such as abortion, AIDS, child support, human rights, school violence.
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Historical Statistics of the U.S.
This definitive reference work covers virtually every quantifiable dimension of American history: population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, governance, and international relations, from colonial times to the present. As the illustration shows, tables can be easily exported to a spreadsheet or converted to a graph.
The Reference section of this database provides a wide variety of factual data, including World Almanac, biographical and country information, quotations, and data from surveys and polls.
Search this database to locate statistical data published by state government agencies, business or independent research organizations, universities and affiliated research centers. Some of the data reports are available online, while others are available on microfiche at the OSU Libraries.
This is a database of current and historical business, economic, and trade data consolidated from over 40 U.S. government agencies
Use FedStats to find data on: unemployment. Select "Topic Links A to Z," then browse down through the subject list, or select "Search" and type the word: unemployment.
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