Links and Source Data
Use these links to verify my information or draw conclusions of your own. -TD
Employment and Labor
U. S. Dept. of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment Situation Summary
- Economic News Releases
- Economy At A Glance
- Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
- State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings
- Jobseeker - Career Info
- BLS Home Page
U.S. Census Bureau
MIT
Opinion Polls
Manufacturing
Institute for Supply Management
Durable Goods Report (U.S. Census Bureau)
The Association for Advancing Automation
Controls Companies (for benchmarking the industry.)
Energy
Baker Hughes - Weekly Drilling Rig Count
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
Housing
Housing Starts (Census Bureau/HUD)
Housing Prices
- S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index (via St. Louis Fed)
- Case-Shiller Home Price Index with Indicators
Additional Real Estate Studies
Markets
Economy
Indicators
- Economic Indicators - US Census Bureau
- U.S. Economy at a Glance - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Treasuries
- (T10Y2Y) Treasury Spread - FRED - St. Louis Fed
- 10-2 Year Treasury Yield Spread - Ycharts
- Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates
- Yield spread... forecast recessions and recoveries
U.S. Dollar
Shipping
Rail freight data, trends, analysis, and issue statements.
(International shipping of coal, iron ore, and grains.)
U.S. Federal Reserve System