Research Guides: Entrepreneurship & Business Planning: Economic Data

Online Sources

General business databases such as ABI/Inform, Business Source Premier, and LexisNexis are good sources of current economic information, including forecasts.

Economy at a Glance
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on labor market, hours, earnings, productivity and prices.
Oregon Census State Data Center
The Oregon State Data Center (SDC) and Business and Industry Data Center (BIDC) represent federal-state cooperative programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Includes economic account data on National, International, Regional, and Industry levels. Also includes the Consumer Expenditure Survey
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. Download data in Microsoft Excel formats and view charts of data series. Full Text.