This agency is the chief collector of statistics for the federal government. This site provides statistics on employment, salaries, productivity, prices, inflation, and more.
The U.S. Census bureau is the main collector and publisher of statistics on the population of the United States. This website is the primary tool for researching its tremendous collection of data. Includes data from the Decennial Census, the Economic Census, the annual economic surveys and the annual American Community Survey.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED provides a wide range of information from charts and tables of current economic indicators and trade figures.
Historical Statistics of the United States
Provided through Cambridge University Press. Contains historical statistics and analysis from colonial times to the end of the 20th century. Topics include population, demographics, labor, foreign trade and government expenditures.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
While the last edition of this popular annual volume was published in 2012, this resource is an excellent historical source for a wide variety of statistics. This website contains the full-text of the volumes back to 1878.
Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
This list is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Listing, and includes links to US federal agencies, international statistics organizations, and national statistical agencies of other countries.