DataFerrett Users' Guide

Chapter 1 - History of the DataFerrett

In 1997 the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the first version of a Federated Electronic Research, Review, Extraction and Tabulation Tool (FERRETT). This was a generalized search system for extracting and tabulating data across heterogeneous statistical data sources.

The current version of DataFerrett as an application aims to further enhance on-line statistical analysis and attract participation and statistical agencies at all levels of state, federal and local governments.

DataFerrett's Release Notes will give an overview of all the bugs, enhancements, and changes that have been made to the DataFerrett.