A Guide to U.S. Statistics Sources: Economy

Regional and national financial and economic data. Historical data is revised and updated.
Note: Use ALFRED (Archival Federal Reserve Economic Data), below, to retrieve unrevised historical versions of data, as recorded at the time.

Not all of the historical economic publications have been added to ALFRED. Lower-use items are still only available as print publications or, as pdfs from uncorrected OCR.

Unrevised historical versions of data, as recorded at the time.
Note: You can access ALFRED data from search results in FRED. FRED has more robust searching capabilities.

"The ALICE Economic Viability Dashboard reveals the economic and community conditions of people who are struggling financially — those below the ALICE Threshold. This includes people in households with income below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and those who are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), with income above the FPL but below the cost of basics." Check under Research Center for national and state-level reports.

The survey presents aggregate and individual data on the states’ general fund receipts, expenditures, and balances for all 50 states.

Categorizes disadvantaged communities (by environmental and economic standards). Draws from government data. Still operating as of 3/19/2026.

A mix of economic, political, demographic, and health data sets.

From the Economic Policy Institute, "the State of Working America Data Library provides researchers, media, and the public with easily accessible, up-to-date, and comprehensive historical data on the American labor force. It is compiled from Economic Policy Institute analysis of government data sources. Use it to research wages, inequality, and other economic indicators over time and among demographic groups."

Please note: The economic census is conducted every 5 years. Select "Advanced" and the Surveys to search the surveys directly.

For a variety of census products pertaining to the US economy.

Current statistics and historical data (coverage varies by survey);
Most of the statistics are presented at the National Level, but some also include US regions.
See also: Economic data for states, metros, counties, cities, and ZIP Codes.

"... business and workforce public–use data products from existing census, survey, and administrative data."