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October 31, 2008


Housing

American Housing Survey: 2007. (PDF - 6.82 MB) The American Housing Survey (AHS) is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The survey collects data on the nation's housing, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing, neighborhood quality, and much more. National data are collected in odd numbered years, and data for each of 47 selected metropolitan areas are collected currently about every six years. The AHS returns to the same housing units year after year to gather data; therefore, this survey is ideal for analyzing the flow of households through housing.

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates: 2005. Interactive tables, maps, and downloadable files containing estimates of health insurance coverage for all counties and states. Data are provided by age, sex, and income at the county level, and, in addition to these characteristics, by race and Hispanic origin at the state level. The estimates are based on models combining data from a variety of sources, including the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, Census 2000, administrative records, and population estimates.


Latest Economic Indicators

Housing Starts and Building Permits: September 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits.

New Residential Sales: September 2008. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction.

Housing Vacancies: 3rd Quarter 2008. Press release showing rental and homeowner vacancy rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufactures' Shipments and Orders: September 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.


Economic Census and Surveys

2008 Capital Spending Report: US Capital Spending Patterns, 1999-2006. A look at capital expenditure patterns from 1999 to 2006 reveals data about firms with and without employees, expenditures for structures and equipment, and expenditures for major industry sectors. The data comes from the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey.

Older Worker Profiles. Reports (will be released for each of over 30 states) providing a detailed picture of workers 55 and older at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004. Based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics program, the reports highlight the age of the states' work force, job gains, and losses, industries in which older workers are concentrated, job stability, and earnings. The following states are available as of the publish date of this newsletter:


Government

2007 State and Local Government Employees and Payroll. Internet tables and files available in PDF containing figures about the nation's 89,526 state and local governments. These will be the first comprehensive data from the 2007 Census of Governments. Local governments include counties, cities, townships, special districts and school districts.

Quarterly Survey of the Finances of Public Employee Retirement Systems. Internet tables available as text files containing aggregate figures for the 100 largest Public Employee Retirement Systems. Cash and security holdings, and receipts and payments are included for the last five years.


Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: The 2008 Holiday Season

Facts for Features: *Special Edition* 2008 World Series

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (November)

Veterans Day (November 11)

Facts for Features: Halloween (October 31)

Thanksgiving Day (November 27)

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