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Social Security Online
Retirement information from The Social Security Administration.

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Indexes
The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings; compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan provisions. Detailed occupational earnings are available for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, broad geographic regions, and on a national basis. The index component of the NCS (ECI) measures changes in labor costs. Average hourly employer cost for employee compensation is presented in the ECEC.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management 2007 Salary Tables