LibGuides: HRM 538 HR Selection & Recruitment: Statistical Data

Locating DataSets Online

ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
*Create a free ICPSR account using your Marymount email to access and download data. ICPSR provides access to social science data sets, including 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields. Some datasets are restricted access. If you have questions about accessing restricted data, contact a librarian.

Click Here to access the ICPSR research guide for assistance in creating an account, finding and downloading datasets, and more.

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Explore Census Data
Centralized data access. This Census Bureau site has replaced American FactFinder as of March 2020.
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics
"The BLS Handbook of Methods presents detailed explanations of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) obtains and prepares the economic data it publishes."
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
United States Census Bureau
The standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
U. S. Department of Labor
Fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees.