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World Development Indicators (World Bank) 

Access more than 800 development indicators for more than 200 countries from 1960 to the present.

OECD iLibrary 

A collection of e-books, journal articles, statistical reports, working papers and reference sources related to economic development worldwide.

OECD Factbook 

Comprehensive, worldwide statistical indicators covering the economy, agriculture, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health and quality of life, industry, information and communications, population/labor force, trade and investment, taxation, public expenditure and R&D.

Penn World Tables (University of Toronto) 

Download GDP, GDP per capita, exchange rate and population data for 188 countries, from 1950 to 2004. Data exports available for HTML, Excel, SAS and SPSS.

World Economic Outlook (International Monetary Fund)

Macroeconomic data presented by country and country groups, including national accounts, inflation, unemployment rates, balance of payments, fiscal indicators, commodity prices and trade data.

Current Population Survey (U.S. Census Bureau)

This monthly survey of 50,000 households is the primary source for information on national labor force characteristics, including employment indicators, demographics, occupations and industry.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)

A compilation of national statistics on population, employment, price indexes and productivity. >> See also the Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics for helpful BLS data compilations. <<

Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)

A comprehensive summary of social, political and economic statistics.

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