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Wages, Labor Sources

by D. Rogenmoser

    
Using EUREKA
United States
California/Sacramento
International
Databases
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USING EUREKA TO LOCATE MATERIALS IN THE LIBARY

EUREKA
EUREKA is a catalog of items owned by the CSUS Library. Books can be searched for in EUREKA by title, author, keyword and Library of Congress Subject Headings.

Keyword Searching: One way to locate books in EUREKA is with an Advanced Keyword search.
For example:

                wages and women
                executives and salaries
                employee benefits and united states
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UNITED STATES

  • Access to money income in the United States Ref HC 110 I5 A34 2003
    Information on wealth, income, poverty, wages, etc. by age, sex, race, households, etc.
  • American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries ref HD 8038 .U5 W74 (annual)
    Emphasis on white collar careers. Full range of salaries for most positions and levels. Special section on starting salaries of new college graduates, MBAs, women, and minorities.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)
    http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
  • Business Statistics of the United States Ref HC 106.5 .S9 (annual)
    About 3,000 data series on income, investments, wages, etc.
  • Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Contracts ref HD 6483 .B8 (Updated weekly) Hours and wages by state and area. Wage patterns and increases by industry. Average weekly earnings by selected metropolitan areas.
  • Compensation and Working Conditions
    Also available at Gov Docs L 2.44/2 (Updated quarterly)
    Quarterly publication that reports on employee compensation, including wages, salaries, benefits, and occupational injuries and illnesses. In addition, it contains a current statistical section on employer costs for employee compensation, employee benefits, and safety and health.
  • Current Employment Statistics
    http://www.bls.gov/ces/
    survey of payroll records covers over 300,000 businesses on a monthly basis and provides detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls for the Nation.
  • Directors’ Compensation and Board Practices ref HD 4965.5 .U6 C67 (Updated annually) Median annual salaries of outside members of Boards of Directory of 783 companies in manufacturing, financial, and service industries.
  • Employment, Hours, and Earnings, States and Areas ref HD 5723 .B8
    (1939-94 various years; 2005) 2005 edition is a special edition of the Handbook of U.S. labor statistics
  • Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and other Labor Data Ref HD 8064 .A15 (annual)
    Tables with date on workers, industries, wages, and prices, etc.
  • National Compensation Survey (BLS)
    http://stats.bls.gov/ncs/
    Provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings; compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan provisions
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
    http://stats.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
    Also available at Ref 5382.5 U5 A15
    Provides information on occupations, including average weekly and yearly income.
  • Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
    http://stats.bls.gov/cew/home.htm
    A quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering 98 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
  • Salary Survey Ref HD 4975 .C592 (Updated quarterly)
    Starting salary offers made to new college graduates by organizations in business, industry, government, non-profit, and educational institutions. Figures are base salaries only.
  • State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
    http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.html
    Also available at Ref HA 202 S84 (annual) Payroll, salary and union membership data arranged by state and metropolitan area.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
    http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
    Also available at Ref HA 202 (annual)
    Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
  • U.S. Department of Labor
    http://www.dol.gov/
  • The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States
  • U.S. Census
    http://www.census.gov/
    Includes information of poverty, labor force, occupations, and income.
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CALIFORNIA/SACRAMENTO

  • California Department of Finance/State Budget
    http://www.dof.ca.gov/Budget/BudgetDocuments.asp
  • California Economic Indicators http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/indicatr/ei_home.htm
    From the California Department of Finance a bimonthly summary of economic trends and data relating to the State of California.
  • California Employment Development Department/Labor Market Information http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/
    Find overview of labor market information in the state or a county; or an occupation profile including wages, employment outlook, training providers, and skills etc.
  • California Occupational Guides
    http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/career/?PAGEID=3&SUBID=139
    Also available at Ref HF 5382.5 U6 C2
    This is a series of about 300 information sheets covering individual occupations or groups of related occupations; providing statewide information about job duties, working conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, etc.
  • California Statistical Abstract
    http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/STAT-ABS/Sa_home.htm
    Includes Civilian labor force and employment, Wage and salary employment, Hours and earnings, Work injuries, Workmen’s compensation, income, etc.
  • California Salaries and Wages
    http://www.dof.ca.gov/Budget/Budget2006-07/SalariesWages2006-07/SalariesWages2006-07.htm
    California Department of Finance listing of California’s state civil service positions with rates of pay, salary ranges, and maximum and minimum monthly or hourly rates.
  • California OES Employment and Wages by Occupation
    The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment and occupational wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, by industry in California./li>
  • LMI Data Library
    http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?PAGEID=67&SUBID=114
    The Data Library is the gateway to the detailed information available from the California Labor Market Infomation Division.
  • Select Careers/Employment Development Department
    http://www.calmis.ca.gov/selectcareers/
    Select Careers provides a close look at high-growth occupations in California.
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INTERNATIONAL
  • LABORSTA Internet http://laborsta.ilo.org/ From the International Labour Office, includes data on wages, employment, hours of work, etc.
  • International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics Ref HC 10 I673 (annual)
    Organized by country; data on wages and salaries by industry.
  • OECD Economic Surveys Ref HC 59 O7 ...(by specific country)
    Browse the series in 2 North Reference to find specific countries. Includes data on labor, wages, employment, etc.
  • Year-Book of Labour Statistics Ref HD 4826 I63 (annual)
    Data and statistics on employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, etc.
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DATABASES

Databases and indexes are available to all on the Library computers. Unless noted otherwise; off-campus access is restricted to CSUS students, faculty, & staff. Instructions for off-campus access are available at
Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources

  • Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
    Full-text of articles
  • EconLit
    Index to international economic literature; no full-text
  • Lexis-Nexis: Academic Universe
    Full-text of articles, includes the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and the New York Times newspapers
  • National Bureau of Economic Research http://www.nber.org/
    Free to the public
  • RAND California
    Locate statistics and data on California
  • Proquest Newsstand
    Full-text of the Sacramento Bee and other newspapers
  • ScienceDirect
    Full-text of articles
  • Social Sciences Full Text
    Full-text of articles
  • STAT-USA http://www.stat-usa.gov/
    Free to the public
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    Questions/comments to: Anne Bradley, Business Reference Librarian, bradleya@csus.edu
    12/04:Last updated 8/07