June 13, 2008

Population

Fertility of American Women: 2006. The first Census Bureau report on fertility patterns of American women to use data from the American Community Survey, making it the first to include state-by-state comparisons of fertility characteristics. Data from the Current Population Survey are also included, permitting historical comparisons.

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 year 2050.

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006. A detailed look at registration and participation in the most recent congressional election, as well as the characteristics of those who voted, those who registered, and a look at the reasons why people who were registered did not vote. Find out who were the likeliest voters based on region, education, income, employment, race and Hispanic origin, and other factors.

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.

Economic Indicators

Quarterly Financial Report: Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade: 1st Quarter 2008. Press release showing up-to-date aggregate statistics on U.S. manufacturing, mining, and wholesale trade corporations. Scheduled for release June 16, 2008.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: May 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release June 17, 2008.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: May 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release June 25, 2008.

New Residential Sales: May 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 June 25, 2008.

Economic Census and Surveys

2006 County Business Patterns. The report provides data by county on the number of establishments, number of employees, and quarterly and annual payroll for the nation's 7.5 million businesses with employees.

Business Help Site. A wealth of useful information is available on the Census Bureau's Business Help Site to assist companies complete forms for more than a dozen monthly, quarterly and annual economic surveys, including assistance in filing electronically.

New Foreign Trade Regulations Take Effect. The US Census Bureau's first major revision in two decades includes new legal and online filing requirements, modified filing timeframes and stricter penalties.

Top-Ranked States by Industry. A new web page helps promote the 2007 Economic Census highlighting facts from the 2002 Economic Census about every state by receipts per capita for every industry.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Back to School. Although summer vacation has not quite arrived yet for many students, the Census Bureau is already looking ahead to the start of the 2008-09 school year. This fact sheet presents statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to teachers, students and the reopening of our country's schools in late summer.

Facts for Features: Labor Day (Sept. 1). This day, often considered the unofficial end of summer, is a longtime federal holiday (since 1984) honoring our nation's workers. This fact sheet includes an array of demographic data spotlighting our nation's labor force.

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