LibGuides: United States Government Data Preservation: Economic Data

Overview Economic Data

According to Mintel's Monthly Economic Tracker: October - US, 2025, "Economists estimate that each week of the government closure is expected to trim approximately 0.1-0.2 percentage points from GDP growth - a drag that will compound as the shutdown continues."

The true economic impact of tariffs, high inflation, and unemployment remains unclear, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are no longer producing the necessary data for analysis. Through regular surveys of households, businesses, and government agencies, the BLS compiles a monthly 'jobs report' that reveals whether the U.S. economy added or shed jobs during that period. The BEA measures Gross Domestic Product (GDP) a comprehensive measure of the U.S. economy and its growth.

In the absence of these data, the Economic Policy Institute, Public Environmental Data Partners, and Federal Reserve Banks are producing indicators and datasets to inform the public, policymakers, and researchers about economic conditions.

Data Rescue Project
55 datasets from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Labor Statistics, and the Department of Commerce have been archived covering such topics as credit card trends, community resilience estimates, and financial well being,
Economic Policy Institute
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank working for the last 30 years to counter rising inequality, low wages and weak benefits for working people, slower economic growth, unacceptable employment conditions, and a widening racial wage gap. Analysis comes from data reported by both federal and state agencies.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Boston (First District) Beige Book Report, October 15, 2025.
Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Find data on the Median CPI, Median PCE Inflation, Inflation Expectations, Survey of Firms’ Inflation Expectations (SoFIE), Yield Curve and Predicted GDP Growth, Survey of Regional Conditions and Expectations (SORCE), and other economic indicators.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Find the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Economic Policy Uncertainty Index, Insured Unemployment Rate by State, Weekly, Not Seasonally Adjusted, and GDPNow, nowcasting model for gross domestic product.
The Federal Reserve Board
Find the Index to Measure U.S. Financial Conditions, Yield Curve Models and Data, and the large-scale estimated general equilibrium model of the U.S. economy known as FRB/US.
Public Environmental Data Partners
The White House discontinued the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST), a geospatial mapping tool that identified areas across the nation where communities are faced with significant burdens. Version 2 of CEJST has been created and made publicly available through the Harvard Dataverse.