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Here are the resources presented in the "Finding U.S. Government Statistics" workshop, updated for Fall 2011.

Getting Started

• Check Data.gov.
• Search USA.gov.
• Use Google Search Operators: “site:.gov” “site:defense.gov” “site:.gov or site:.mil”

Guides to Sources

• The Statistical Abstract
  • We are now using the final year of this publication.
• Census Subjects A to Z
  • Easy way to find out if a Census Bureau product covers your topic.
• FedStats.gov
  • This resource is no longer updated as of March 2007.

Agency Resources

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  • Economic Research Service
  • National Agricultural Statistics Service
• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  • U.S. Census Bureau:
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis
• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  • National Center for Education Statistics
• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  • Energy Information Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  • National Center for Health Statistics
• DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
• NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
• SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
  • Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
  • Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Division

Economic Indicators

• Principle Federal Economic Indicators
• Historic and Current Economic Indicators
• Economic Report of the President
• Schedule of Statistical Release Dates for the Obama White House