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Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Information about the Nation's [U.S.] economy, relating to employment, unemployment, and other characteristics of the labor force; consumer [ConsumerPriceIndex] and producer prices, consumer expenditures, import and export prices; wages and other worker compensation; productivity and technological change; employment projections; safety and health statistics, and international comparisons of labor statistics."
City-Data.com
Compiles data about U.S. cities from government and commercial sources that can include demographic, geographical data, state profiles, crime data, sex offenders, housing, businesses, city government finances and employment, weather, hospitals, schools, libraries, houses, airports, radio and TV stations, zip codes, area codes, air pollution, and water systems.
Education Statistics (NCES), National Center for
"NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations."
Eurostat
"Eurostat’s mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service.*#34; Available in German, French, or English.
Foundation Center Statistics
"Provides downloads in PDF format of statistical data on U.S. private and community foundations and their funding patterns."
National Priorities Project Database
"The NPP Database is an interactive database providing state-level data on socio-economic needs and federal expenditures on such issues as hunger, education, housing, poverty/income and military spending. It allows the user to create customized tables, graphs and reports." Optional registration allows for saving searches and printing user-friendly views.
NationMaster.com
Provides country statistics under about thirty categories based on data from the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Includes rankings, maps, flags and generates graphs and comparisons.
United States Historical Census Data Browser
"The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960."
United States Census Bureau - American FactFinder
Includes "Tables and maps of Census 2000 data for all geographies to the block level" as well as "data sets of the Decennial Censuses for 1990 and 2000, American Community Survey, conducted annually since 1996, the Economic Census for 1997, and Population Estimates conducted annually beginning in July, 2000." From the U.S. Census Bureau.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
A basic source of statistical data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Statistics Canada
The official website of Canada's central statistical agency, it reports data on Canadian population, resources, economy, society and culture.
Health Facts Online, State and Global
"Contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation." Use the GlobalHealthFacts tab to find "free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators." From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
OFFStats
A quick locator of official statistics sites from other countries.