Public Data Online

Finding Public Data Online*

US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Facts about employment including education requirements and potential salary. See K-12 Resources for student-specific data or the Occupational Outlook Handbook for detailed job-related information

Data.gov - US Federal Government data portal

UNData - United Nations data portal

NYC Open Data - New York City's open data portal (look for other cities with similar data portals online)

US Department of Education - USDOE data

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Public health data

Global Health Observatory Data Repository - World Heath Organization's data site

Open NASA - NASA's data portal

Cancer Statistics Center - American Cancer Society data

*builds on sources compiled by Carli Spina in "Everything's Coming Up Data," School Library Journal, June 2017