Other Labor and Economic Research

Federal Reserve System

• Federal Reserve Beige Book
• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
• Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER)

Bureau of Economic Analysis

The BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the nation’s economy.

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Industry Economic Accounts (GDP by industry)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

• Consumer Price Index (CPI)
• Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements
• Employment by Major Industry Sector
• Employment Projections
• Employment Situation
• Industries with the Fastest Growing and Most Rapidly Declining Employment
• Fastest Growing Occupations
• Labor Productivity
• Occupational Employment and Wages
• Occupations with the Largest Job Decline, 2008–2018
• Occupations with the Largest Job Growth, 2008–2018
• Producer Price Index (PPI)
• Industry output and employment projections to 2018
• Occupational employment projections to 2018

Census Bureau

The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of data about the nation’s people and economy.

• Economic Census
• Local Employment Dynamics
• Survey of Business Owners

Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce’s mission is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity by promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and stewardship.

• Economics and Statistics Administration
• Economic Indicators

Department of Labor

The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States. The department administers a variety of federal labor laws, including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; and unemployment insurance and other income support.

• Resources for employers
• Resources for workers

The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. The report provides an overview of the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.

In the 2004 report, temporary employment is discussed on and around pages 71 and 94. It cites: “Statistical analysis suggests that an increase of one job in temporary-help services corresponds to a subsequent rise of seven jobs in overall employment."

Small Business Administration

The mission of the SBA is to maintain and strengthen the nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting, and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters.

Labor Shortages, Needs, and Related Issues in Small and Large Businesses, Part B: Contingent Workers in Small and Large Firms, by Joel Popkin and Co., Nov. 2, 1999

The White House

This is the official Web site for the executive branch of the U.S. government.

• Council of Economic Advisors
• Jobs and Economic Growth
• Briefing Room
• National Economic Council
• Office of Management and Budget