Census Product Update

June 12, 2009

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.

Population Dynamics of the Great Plains: 1950 to 2007. Details population trends over the last more than half century in the 376 counties within this vast area stretching across the nation's midsection. Uses a combination of decennial census data and annual population estimates to analyze age structure and components of change, among other topics.

Economic Indicators

Quarterly Financial Report: Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade: First Quarter, 2009. Press release showing up-to-date aggregate statistics on U.S. manufacturing, mining, and wholesale trade corporations. Scheduled for release June 15, 2009.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: May 2009. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release June 16, 2009.

Quarterly Financial Report for Retail Trade: First Quarter, 2009. Press release showing quarterly sales of large retail trade corporations. Includes large U.S. retailers' after-tax profits. Scheduled for release June 22, 2009.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: May 2009. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release June 24, 2009.

New Home Sales: May 2009. 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 24, 2009.

Economic Census and Surveys

2007 Economic Census: Mining Industry Series. This is a series of national-level data files on the mining sector (NAICS 21). These include data for industries such as crude petroleum, natural gas, gold, silver, iron, copper, lead, sand, gravel, and others. The files provide data on the number of establishments, shipments, payroll, number of employees, value of product shipments, and other data items by industry. These data will be released through June 2009.

2007 Economic Census: Construction Industry Series. This is a series of national-level data files on the construction sector (NAICS 23). These include data for residential and nonresidential building contractors, civil engineering and specialty trade contractors, builders, remodelers, industrial and commercial construction and others. The files provide data on the number of establishments, value of business done, payroll, the number of employees, and other data items by industry. These data will be released through June 2009.

2007 Nonemployer Statistics. Statistics providing an annual look at small, unincorporated businesses operated mostly by self-employed individuals. Data originating from tax return information of the Internal Revenue Service show the number of establishments and sales by industry at the county, metro area, state, and national levels. Data from businesses with paid employees are in the County Business Patterns report.

Governments

Public Education Finances: 2007. This report offers a comprehensive look at school district revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets. Highlights include spending on salaries, construction, support services, administration, and transportation. These figures allow users to examine per pupil expenditures, and compare federal, state, and local funding sources for public education systems by state.