Labor Studies

A Guide to Labor Studies Resources at the UMass Amherst Libraries

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Data.gov This link opens in a new window
A tool for finding, accessing and using Federal government data sets, newly developed to promote open government.
Content is freely available for use by all.
Data Citation Index This link opens in a new window
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Find research data held in over 500 repositories around the world.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
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Statistics gathered by the Census Bureau, with scholarly editing and essays, from colonial times to near present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
ICPSR This link opens in a new window
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A depository of raw data sets in the social sciences.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
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Publications of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Books, reports and data for every OECD country. Coverage from 1998 to present, with data sets back to the 1960s.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
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Statistics from U.S. agencies on population, society, trade, the government, and much more, 2013-present. This for-profit version continues Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-2012.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Proquest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
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References to statistical reports from federal, state and local governments, private organizations, and intergovernmental agencies, 1973-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Roper Dataset This link opens in a new window
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Search over 20,000 datasets from public opinion surveys dating back to the 1930s. Approximately 60% of these were conducted in the United States; 8,000 datasets are from over 100 countries.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Maps illustrating Census data from 1790 to 2010, with recent community, religion, and carbon emissions data.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

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