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Introductory Economics
Source: RAND State Statistics (Sept. 18, 2016)
- Full-time and Part-time Employment by Industry
Average annual number of jobs, full-time plus part-time, by state and category (wage and salary, proprietors, farm, non-farm, private, and public) from 1969 to present. - Average Industry Wages
Average industry wages and employment by type of ownership and industry sector, from 1975 through 2015. - Federal and State Minimum Wages
Minimum wages for the U.S., 50 states, and U.S. territories. - Occupational Wages
Estimated employment and average and median wages for approximately 900 occupations - Social Security Maximum Taxable Earnings and Contribution Rates (Archives, 1937-2021)
Social Security, Medicare, and Disability Insurance maximum taxable earnings and contribution rates from 1937 to present. - Personal Income
Personal income, per capita income, and personal income by industry sector. - State and County Economic Profiles
Personal income, per capita personal income, total earnings, total employment, average earnings, and other categories. - Household Share of Income
Share of aggregate income by household, race, and ethnicity. - Children & Families in Poverty
Total number of persons and number of children under age 18, ages 0-4, 5-17 in poverty. - Children in Poverty by Race and Ethnicity (U.S. Only)
Children by race and ethnicity as a proportion of all in poverty. - Poverty Status of Families (U.S. Only) (Archives, 1959-2021)
Poverty status of families by race, ethnicity, marital status, and children present. - Prevalence of Food Security
Food security reported by households and by state. - Median Household Income
Median household income by state from 1983 to present. - Median Income Estimates
Median family income estimates, by county, MSA, or city in selected state, by income category (e.g. Household size). - Average Consumer Prices
Average consumer prices by categories and by areas from 1970 to present. - Consumer Price Inflation
Urban consumer prices for all goods and services, by good or service item, and by area. - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Price changes in the net output of producers, by industry category from 1926 through 2016. - Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross domestic product (GDP), by state, region, and industry - Detailed Export Statistics (Archives 1997-2012)
Detailed exports from U.S. Customs districts - Detailed Import Statistics (Archives, 1997-2012)
Detailed imports from U.S. Customs districts - Exports Summary (Archives, 1997-2012)
Summary of value, shipment type, and destination for merchandise exports from U.S. Customs districts to foreign countries - Imports Summary (Archives, 1997-2012)
Summary of value, shipment type, and destination for merchandise exports from foreign counties to U.S. Customs districts - Bankruptcies
Number of bankruptcies by type (i.e. Chapter of the bankruptcy code) and the rate per 1,000 population - Residential Building Permits
Number of building permits and valuation for new privately-owned residential construction, by county, city, or zip code - Farm Income & Expenses
Estimates of farm gross income and production expenses and of several different measures of net farm income - U.S. Patents Issued (Archives, 1963-2018)
U.S. Patents issued by origin for the U.S. and foreign countries - Business Dynamics: Establishment Age by Sector (Archives, 1977-2014)
- Business Dynamics: Establishment Age by State (Archives, 1977-2014)
- Business Dynamics: Establishment Size by Age and Sector (Archives, 1977-2014)
- Business Dynamics: Establishment Size by Age and State (Archives, 1977-2014)
Establishment openings and closing shift, firm startups, job creation and destruction, and other business dynamic statistics.
Labor Markets
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Who works? What do they do? | General demographics on full-time and part-time works |
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| Wages | How people are paid, by occupation. Minimum wages and their effect on labor markets |
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| Social Security, Medicare, and Other Benefits; Taxes | What programs are supported through income taxes; how income tax affects labor markets |
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Income
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| General Statistics | Personal income by industry, state, etc.; regional economic profiles |
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| Income Inequality; Poverty | How income is distributed; poverty measures |
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| The Middle Class | Median household income; composition of the middle class; definitions |
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Prices
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Consumer Prices | Consumer price index; consumer surplus |
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| Producer Prices | Producer price index; producer surplus |
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Measures of Productivity
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| GDP | GDP comparisons; basic GDP formula GDP = G + I + C + (Exports - Imports) |
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| Foreign Trade | Exports and Imports |
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| Other Measures of Productivity | Business views; investment; innovation; bankruptcy |
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