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Online Data Sources

BizSats.com
Bloomberg.com
This site is an excellent news and financial resource that will appeal to a broad audience, not only because of the strength of the data but also for the ease of accessing it. Coverage of business-related news is worldwide and accessible by continent or select countries. A number of additional topics cover such general areas as economy, environment, law, politics, science, and sports. However, the financial data make Bloomberg.com worth using. The Market Data section covers stocks, interest rates and bonds, currencies, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and commodities.
Eurostats
A statistical unit of the EU whose mission "is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service." Data are collected from the National Statistics Institute, the enlarged European Union, candidate countries, and the EFTA. With access to publications, tables, graphs, maps, self-defined extractions, an alert system, and thousands of multidimensional databases
The Federal Reserve
Ohio Labor Market Information
Your source for reports and data about employment levels, unemployment rates, wages and earnings, employment projections, jobs, training resources and careers in Ohio.
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (University of Michigan)
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is a nationally representative longitudinal study of nearly 9,000 U.S. families since 1968 which collects data on economic, health, and social behavior.
United States Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureua offers statistics and data on business trends, population, industries, income, and other useful topics.
World Bank Data Sets
The Data Catalog provides download access to over 7,000 indicators from World Bank data sets.

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) This link opens in a new window
Provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Source of all sorts of economic data, including a quick glance at current figures like consumer price index and real gross domestic product. Search function for more in-depth data, such as unemployment rate across time.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics This link opens in a new window
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Resources on this site include news releases with the latest figures as well as charts and tables for numerous topics under the “Data Tools” drop down menu.
World Factbook This link opens in a new window
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.