General Statistics

Assets and Opportunity Scorecard: 2007-2008
Published by CFED (Corporation for Enterprise Development), the Scorecard ranks the economic health and stability of all 50 states.

Bizstats
This site compiles and analyzes public data concerning small businesses. Readers can also use Bizstat's financial calculators for balance sheets, financial ratios, etc.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
The U.S. Dept. of Labor publishes abundant statistics on employment issues, from productivity to business costs. Some data is in .pdf format.

Digest of Education Statistics
This government site publishes news and statistics on American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school.

FedStats
FedStats links to almost all publicly available statistics from the U.S. governement. Users have a variety of search options, including a map interface.

HyperStat Online
Hyperstat contains a complete, online statistics textbook, as well as links to tutorials, book reviews, and related subjects.

LexisNexis Statistical
(University of Iowa access only)
Readers can search numerous statistical tables, publication abstracts, and links to statistics sites.

Statistical Abstract
This U.S. Census Bureau publishes a wealth of statistics on agriculture, education, transportation, etc. Readers can find some data back to colonial times. Many documents are in .xls or .pdf format.

TranStats
These government pages provide statistics covering most forms of transportation, as well as associated social and demographic data.

U.S. Department of Commerce
Site visitors can find information related to the organization's bureaus. Also included are economic news, international projects, etc.