Social Science and Geospatial Data Services

Labor

Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) (UConn Only)

Statistics of the United States, covering population, work and welfare, economics, governance, and international relations. Primary data. Census data starts c1790; some data available from the 1600s; available through 2000 census. 1700s-current.

ICPSR

UConn is a member of of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, allowing students and faculty access to a vast archive of social science datasets for research and instruction.

LABORSTA Internet International Labour Organisation

Main ILO database on labour statistics covering economically active population (data since 1945), employment, underemployment, employment by sex for detailed occupational groups (1970-2000), hours of work, wages, labour cost, consumer prices, occupational injuries and strikes and lockouts (data since 1969)

NBER, Current Population Survey

US Government's monthly survey of unemployment and labor force participation

Quarterly Workforce Indicators, US Census Bureau

Set of economic indicators-including employment, job creation, wages, and worker turnover-that can be queried by different levels of geography-state, county, metro, and workforce investment area-as well as by detailed industry, gender, and age of workers

SourceOECD (UConn Only)

Coverage includes: agriculture & food; economic outlook; education; health; science & technology, and much more. NOTES: UConn has access to the OECD statistical databases ONLY.

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment, earnings, occupation & consumer spending statistics collected by the U.S. Department of Labor

United Nations statistical databases

Links to: Common Database (UNCDB), Demographic Yearbook system, Distat, the United Nations Disability Statistics Database, Good practices database, InfoNation, Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI), Millennium Indicators Database, National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants, Population and housing censuses: census dates, Population and Vital Statistics on Internet, Social Indicators, Statistics and indicators on women and men.

World Development Indicators (WDI) (UConn Only)

Provides statistics on the economies of over 200 developing countries, including time series data on agriculture, manufacturing, health indicators, education, natural resources, and foreign investment. From the World Bank World Development Indicators.