Library Guides: Statistics: Data sets

Data sets for quantitative research
Guide to freely available data sets and to the data services provided by MU Libraries.
Google-Dataset Search
Google Public Data Explorer
Search engine for public data sets available from governments, academic institutions and international organizations.

Dimensions
Large index to both scholarly publications and datasets. Select Datasets at the top of the search results page to limit your results to data.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Editions from 2013-present are available.

Consumer Price Index
Monthly report on consumer price movements.
Economic Indicators (United States)
Data on current economic indicators such as income, spending, employment, prices, credit, etc.
Explore Census Data
Data on the United States people and economy.
Missouri Census Data Center
"The MCDC data archive, which includes many national collections as well as Missouri-specific data, is one of the premier sites in the country for accessing census and other public, machine-readable demographic and geographic data."
Monthly Labor Review
Current labor statistics and scholarly articles on the labor force, wages, prices, productivity, economic growth, etc.
Survey of Current Business
Data on U.S. business on the regional, national, and international levels including personal income, inventories and sales, national income and product accounts.
USA Facts
US federal, state and local government data.