October 03, 2008

Population

School Enrollment in the United States: 2006 (PDF - 489 KB). Report describes the characteristics of the nation's 79 million students in 2006. This is the first school enrollment report from the Census Bureau to use data from both the Current Population Survey (on which previous reports have been based) and the American Community Survey. Incorporating these data result in new state-by-state comparisons of enrollment characteristics while preserving the historical comparisons of school enrollment.

Latest Economic Indicators

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

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

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): August 2008. 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).

Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: August 2008. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.

Economic Census and Surveys

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:

• Iowa (PDF - 1.31 MB)


• Maine (PDF - 1.45 MB)


• Vermont (PDF - 762 KB)


• Indiana (PDF - 1.53 MB)


• Arkansas (PDF - 1.81 MB)


• Hawaii (PDF - 558 KB)


• Delaware (PDF - 464 KB)


• Colorado (PDF - 779 KB)


• Wisconsin (PDF - 766 KB)


• New Jersey (PDF - 800 KB)


• Maryland (PDF - 1.03 MB)


• Kentucky (PDF - 1.58 MB)


• Oklahoma (PDF - 696 KB)


• South Carolina (PDF - 1.34 MB)


• Montana (PDF - 1.03 MB)


• Oregon (PDF - 756 KB)


• New Mexico (PDF - 486 KB)

Government

Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 2007 (PDF - 5.27 MB) and Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF - 3.65 MB). These two reports provide an overview of federal spending at the national, state and county levels. The data are obtained from federal agencies and describe spending for procurement contracts, salaries and wages, direct payments, loans and insurance, as well as federal grants to state and local governments.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: September 15 - October 15

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week (September 21-27)

Facts for Features: Halloween (October 31)

Thanksgiving Day (November 27)

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