Vital Data From More Than 100 Federal Statistical Agencies May Be At Risk

"Statistical agency budget cuts mean you may not get the data you need to support planning and investment for your personal finances, business or local government.

Perhaps the census and unemployment rate are not glamorous projects, but they provide much-needed information, as do a myriad of other government statistical programs. The statistical agencies are as necessary to operating the government as a speedometer and fuel indicator to operating a car. It’s important that to know they exist, know what they do and know why they’re important to all of us.

A full list of US statistical agencies is available at Fedstats, a central portal for the agencies. Here’s a little to introduce you to the 13 principal statistical agencies."