Government Documents and Information

The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor.

Data and information about the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

Direct link to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics organized by subject.

Direct links for several sets of wage data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

The official five-year measure of businesses in the United States providing comprehensive statistics at the national, state, and local levels. It serves as the benchmark for current economic activity, such as the Gross Domestic Product and Producer Price Index.

The Index of Economic Activity (IDEA) is an aggregation of 15 of the Census Bureau’s primary economic data series that provides a single time series constructed as a weighted average.

Tool to find wage determinations, the set of wages, fringe benefits, and work rules that the U.S. Department of Labor has ruled to be prevailing for a given labor category in a given locality.

Guide created by the University of Missouri to discover prices and wages going back to the 1700s using primary sources.

BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the nation's economy.

Online database consisting of hundreds of thousands of economic data time series from scores of national, international, public, and private sources. FRED, created and maintained by the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Commonly known as the Beige Book, the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. An overall summary of the twelve district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis.

Retrieve vintage versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history.

Access to historical economic statistical publications, releases and documents.

A set of interactive, online tools to help employers and employees learn more about their rights and responsibilities under numerous Federal employment laws.

Gives access to information about potential customers and
similar businesses for those starting or planning a business. The data
are presented in a map-based interface that is accessed in a few
simple steps.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

An interface to search for tariff and rules of origin data from U.S. free trade agreements.

Tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States.

Interactive dashboards and infographics providing data on U.S. goods trade at the national, state and metropolitan area levels.

The executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States.

The Department of Labor's mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights."

Works to promote U.S. economic competitiveness.

The SEC oversees federal securities laws and protects investors, maintains fair and efficient markets, and facilitates capital formation.

The central bank of the United States.

Protects the public from deceptive or unfair businesses practices and methods of competition.

The cabinet-level federal agency dedicated to small businesses,

Part of the Department of Labor, OSHA sets and and enforces standards to ensure safe and healthful working conditions that are free from unlawful retaliation.

The federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks.

Promotes the growth and global competiitiveness of Minority Business Enterprises.

Resources about international trade, including information for exporters, industry and trade analyses, and enforcement of trade agreements

The official export credit agency of the United States for American exporting businesses that have not been able to access financing in the private sector.