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Headline News
Quarterly Public-Employee Retirement Systems Survey: 4th Quarter 2008. (Released April 30, 2009)
Census Bureau Reports Security and Commodity Exchange Revenue Nearly $9 Billion in 2007. (Released April 28, 2009)
Census Bureau Releases Data Showing Relationship Between Education and Earnings. (Released April 27, 2009)
Census Bureau Reports On Residential Vacancies and Homeownership. (Released April 27, 2009)
New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods in March Decreased $1.3 Billion or 0.8 Percent to $161.2 Billion. (Released April 24, 2009)
Sales of New One-Family Houses in March 2009 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 356,000. (Released April 24, 2009)
Residential Mover Rate in U.S. Is Lowest Since Census Bureau Began Tracking in 1948. (Released April 22, 2009)
Facts for Features: Father's Day: June 21, 2009. (Released April 21, 2009)
Census Bureau Reports Used Merchandise Store Sales Top $9 Billion in 2007. (Released April 16, 2009)
Privately-Owned Housing Starts in March 2009 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 510,000. (Released April 16, 2009)
Fact of the Day
Educational Attainment in the United States
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008 is a series of tables containing data by characteristics such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, occupation, industry, nativity, citizenship status and period of entry. Highlights include:
- Workers with a high school degree earned an average of $31,286 in 2007, while those with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $57,181.
- The race and Hispanic origin data show that 53 percent of Asians in the U.S. had a bachelor’s degree or more education. For non-Hispanic whites, it was 33 percent. For blacks, it was 20 percent, and for Hispanics, it was 13 percent.
- Among younger adults (age 25-29), 88 percent had completed high school, and 31 percent had completed college.
- Among adults 75 and over, 73 percent had completed high school and 17 percent had completed college.
The data are from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement, which is conducted in February, March and April at about 100,000 addresses nationwide.
Hot Tip
Emergency Planning and Preparation
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the number of people living in areas that could be most affected by acts of nature, and uses data from the American Community Survey and other sources to show demographic and economic information, such as median housing values, median income, access to vehicles, and poverty levels. The local data is critical to emergency planning, preparedness, and recovery efforts. The data for areas affected by Red River flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota will be available in late April/early May. Take a look at the Census Bureau’s Emergency Planning and Preparation website today!
Recently Released
Population
USA Counties. Update for a product that contains more than 6,000 data items for the nation, states and counties from a variety of sources. It now includes the 2008 population estimates (including components of change); 2007 Social Security programs data (benefit recipients and payments in total and for retired workers, widows and widowers, and disabled workers); 2006 FBI crime data by type of crime; 2006-2007 public school enrollment data; and 2007 local area government data (employment and payroll).
Geographical Mobility: 2008. Series of tables which describe the comparison between place of residence at the time of the March survey and place of residence one year earlier. The tables include data on types of moves, the characteristics of movers and reasons why people moved. The data are from the 2008 Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement, which is conducted in February, March and April at about 100,000 addresses nationwide.
Economic Indicators
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: March 2009. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.
New Residential Sales: March 2009. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction.
Housing Vacancies: First Quarter: 2009. Press release showing rental and homeowner vacancy rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy.
Economic Census and Surveys
2007 Economic Census: Used Merchandise Store Sales. This is the first in a series of national-level data files on the retail trade sector in 2007. The files provide data on the number of establishments, sales, payroll, number of employees, value of product line sales and other data items by industry. Data for other retail trade industries will be released through October.
Older Worker Profiles. Reports (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.
Governments
Quarterly Public-Employee Retirement Systems Survey: 4th Quarter 2008. This survey provides quarterly summary data on assets, revenue and expenditure of the largest public-employee retirement systems in the United States, which comprise about 85 percent of national activity among such entities. It provides the most current data about investment decisions by public employee retirement systems, which are among the largest types of institutional investors in the U.S. financial markets. These reports are published three months after each calendar quarter, and show national financial transactions and trends for the past five years.
Reference and Compendia
Facts for Features: Cinco de Mayo
Facts for Features: Mother's Day: May 10, 2009
Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2009
Facts for Features: Older Americans Month: May 2009
Facts for Features: 2009 Hurricane Season Begins
Facts for Features: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 100th Anniversary
Facts for Features: Father's Day: June 21, 2009
Upcoming Releases
Population
America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2008. Tables providing national-level demographic characteristics for families and households, such as race, education and marital status. They also contain data on the composition of the American household, such as single-parent families, fathers as child care providers, grandparents as caregivers, stay-at-home parents, age at first marriage, and number of children.
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008. Internet tables from the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement detail education levels by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, nativity, occupation, and other demographic characteristics at the national level.
Population Change in Central and Outlying Counties of Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000 to 2007. Analysis of population change and demographic components of change in both core and outlying portions of metro areas. This change is examined by region and division, and metro area population size category, as well as for 12 of the most populous metro areas.
Who Could Afford to Buy a Home in 2004? The latest in a periodic series of reports measuring changes in housing affordability for families and individuals (both owners and renters). Examines the affordability of homes at different price levels, chances of affordability by demographic characteristic, reasons why families and unrelated individuals couldn't afford a home, and the impact of possible policy changes (such as modified down payments and interest rates) on affordability for renters.
Estimates of U.S. Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2008. National-level population estimates cross-tabulated by demographic characteristics.
Estimates of State and County Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2008. Tables of population estimates by demographic characteristics for the nation's states and counties.
Economic Indicators
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders: March 2009. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release May 1, 2009.
Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): March 2009. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value,, and by type of owner (private and public). Scheduled for release May 4, 2009.
Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories: March 2009. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups. Scheduled for release May 8, 2009.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: March 2009. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release May 12, 2009.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: April 2009. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups. Scheduled for release May 13, 2009.
Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: March 2009. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release May 13, 2009.
Reference and Compendia
Facts for Features: The Fourth of July. The Census Bureau celebrates the nation's 233rd birthday in style with a collection of statistics on flags, fireworks, and food.
