February 22, 2008
Population
International Data Base Update: 2007. Internet files showing demographic indicators such as infant mortality, life expectancy, fertility rates, net migration, and population growth for 228 countries and areas of the world. Includes current estimates and moving population pyramids which project age and sex distributions to 2050.
Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns: 1961-2003. Report analyzing trends in women's work experience before their first child, identifying the maternity leave arrangements they use before and after the birth, and examining how rapidly they return to work.
What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2004. Series of tables from the Survey of Income and Program Participation examining the relationship between field of training and monthly earnings.
Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005. Tables providing data on child care arrangements of preschoolers and grade-schoolers according to various demographic characteristics of the mother. They also profile children who care for themselves on a regular basis and examine the size of weekly child care payments made by selected characteristics of the family.
Economic Indicators
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: January 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release February 27, 2008.
New Residential Sales: January 2008. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction. Scheduled for release February 27, 2008.
Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): January 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). Scheduled for release March 3, 2008.
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: January 2008. 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 March 5, 2008.
Economic Census and Surveys
New Foreign Trade Regulations Take Effect. The U.S. Census Bureau's first major revision in two decades includes new legal and online filing requirements, modified filing timeframes and stricter penalties.
Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures: 2007. This report shows detailed statistics on capital expenditures and operating costs for pollution prevention and pollution treatment for the manufacturing sector. These data are available by cost category (treatment/capture, prevention, disposal and recycling) and the media (air, water discharge and solid waste), both by state and industry.
Top-Ranked States by Industry. A new web page highlighting facts from the 2002 Economic Census about every state by receipts per capita for every industry helps promote the 2007 Economic Census.
Reference and Compendia
County and City Data Book. Where is the fastest growing labor force? Which city gets the most rainfall? This data book provides population, housing and business data for counties and cities with 25,000 or more residents, and places of 2,500 or more residents. It incorporates information from government agencies and private nonprofit organizations, covering everything from area populations to vital statistics.
Women's History Month (March). In commemoration of this annual observance highlighting the contributions of women, this edition provides statistical information on topics such as earnings, educational attainment, business ownership, careers, military service, and marriage.
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May). We celebrate the contributions of Asian/Pacific Americans to our nation with statistical information on this group. Included is a separate set of statistics for Asians, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders covering demographics and businesses.
Older Americans Month (May). We celebrate the contributions of our nation's older citizens with a collection of data on the demographic characteristics of the population 65 and older.
Cinco de Mayo. "The Fifth of May," a national holiday in Mexico, has become a time to celebrate Mexican heritage and culture. The Census Bureau joins in the festivities with a
collection of data relating to U.S. residents of Mexican descent.
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