Top Statistical Databases
- New York State Dept. of LaborThis page links to wage, job, and labor force statistics for New York State.
- Office of Textiles and Apparel OTEXA (U.S. Dept of Commerce)This page has a huge amount of data under the heading of Trade Data, such as the Major Shippers Report, Export Market Report, and the Textile and Apparel Trade Balance Report. There is also information from Federal Register notices relating to textiles.
- Specific CountriesStatistics on individual countries can be linked to here.
- UN ComtradeAllows tracking of various commodities across the world
- UNDataAgriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, Information and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Tourism, Trade, as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators.
- United NationsInternational and national statistics on general social and economic issues can be located from the list here. NOTE: The UNDATA portal is often easiest to search.
- World BankIf you're looking for national and international statistics, and global statistical OR Information, analysis, and advice on global trends in the world economy, the World Bank is a good place to go.
- World Trade InformationFeatures a Statistics Database with interactive access to up-to-date trade statistics and the annual publication International Trade Statistics.
Other Useful International Statistical Databases
- SourceOECDSourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. SourceOECD, when complete, will comprise 19 Studies by Themes, containing all our monographs and reports; 19 periodicals online; some reference titles online; and the OECD statistical databases online.
- CEIC Data ManagerCEIC Data contains economic, industrial and financial time-series data. Our Global Database offers unprecedented coverage of 221 countries in Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. EIC also offers 18 macro-economic concepts, and 1,400,000 time series. Data comes from analysts on the ground and the prime national and regional statistical agencies and major industrial data issuing organizations of each country covered. The CEIC Data Manager provides access to the entire CEIC database from within the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application. Times-series can be directly retrieved from the database and imported into Excel for quick analysis.
- eiu.com (Economic Intelligence Unit)Follow the link to EIU Viewpoint. Provides economic data and in-depth reports on nearly 200 countries, world areas, regions and organizations.
- FAOSTATFAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual database currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics in the following areas: Production, Trade, Food Balance Sheets, Food Aid Shipments, Fertilizer and Pesticides, Land Use and Irrigation, Forest Products, Fishery Products, Population, Agricultural Machinery.
- World Development Indicators OnlineWDI Online is a comprehensive database on development data covering more than 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection of development data includes population, income, social, economic, financial, natural
Subscription Resources
- Data & Reproduction Archive (Cornell Center for Social Science)The Cornell Center for Social Science (CCSS) houses the Data & Reproduction Archive, started by the former Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research (CISER) in 1982. This extensive data collection emphasizes political and social behavior, demography, economics, and health. The collection includes federal and state census files, administrative records, public opinion surveys, and economic and social data from national and international organizations, along with studies compiled by individual researchers.
- ERI's Platform LibraryRestricted access to loaded software from ILR Library Reference workstation; ask at ILR Reference Desk for assistance.
Has salary and cost of living information.
- ProQuest Statistical InsightProvides statistical data from U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and international organizations from 1983.
Free Data & Statistical Resources for Labor & HR
- EurofoundThe European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions is a tripartite European Union agency providing knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies.
- ILO DatabasesThe International Labor Organization provides a wealth of information on 186 nations. Their databases help guide you to the correct sources. Scroll down to LaborDoc, http://labordoc.ilo.org, to search journal articles recommended by the ILO as well as its own reports.
- International Statistical AgenciesComprehensive list by country, compiled by the U. S. Census Bureau. NOTE: Scroll to bottom of web page for the list.
- OECD Statistics (OECD.Stat)OECD.Stat is the statistical online platform of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development where users can search and access OECD's statistical databases. Build tables, download data, and view methodology and sources. Browse by theme or country or search for data.