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Bureau of Labor Statistics Subject Areas
Topics include prices, employment, unemployment, pay, and workplace injuries
Country Commercial Guides
From export.gov, market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs for over 125 countries. You will need to create an account.
Data.gov
Data from the U.S. government. Topics include business, health, climate, consumer information, and education.
OECD Frequently Requested Statistics
Offers statistics on economic topics
Pew Research: People and the Press
Information on political trends and concerns, gathered by the Pew Research Center
Statistical Abstracts of the United States
Historical data on America.
U.S.A. gov
Links to data from departments in the US Government.
US Census
Census information from the US Census Bureau. Get demographic, economic, and social information on the national and local levels.

Eurostat
Statistics for Europe. Topics include population information, trade and industry, economic statistics, and environmental information
Gapminder
Explore international data on a variety of topics and watch the progression over time
KML Factbook
Offers data maps on topics in economics, people, government, and geography
NSD
Norwegian Centre for Research Data
UNdata
Search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system, including data on Agriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Tourism and Trade.
UN Demographic Yearbook
Population and economic data compiled by the United Nations
United Nations Statistical Yearbook
Offers international statistics on topics in economics, population and society information, and economic relations
World Bank
Development indicators and data from around the world
World Economic Outlook
Offers economic data and predictors for countries around the world