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2015 Press Releases

All Releases from 2015.

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2013 Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin and Foreign-Born Table Packages

December 31, 2015

National level tables from the 2013 CPS for age groups, the Hispanic population, the black population, the Asian population and the foreign-born population.
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Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day

December 30, 2015

As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the United States population will be 322,762,018 on Jan. 1, 2016.
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Population of Cities Involved in College Football's Four-Team Playoff

December 29, 2015

Population of cities involved in the four-team playoff in college football’s top division: Norman, OK; Clemson, SC; Tuscaloosa, AL; and East Lansing, MI.
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Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions: Third Quarter 2015

December 23, 2015

Provides national summary data on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the largest defined benefit public employee pension systems.
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North Carolina Becomes Ninth State with 10 Million Population

December 22, 2015

North Carolina added more people between 2014 and 2015 than all but five other states to reach this milestone.
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State and Local Government Tax Revenues Third Quarter 2015

December 22, 2015

Quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states.
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Carolina del Norte, el 9th estado con población de 10 millones o más

December 22, 2015

North Carolina added more people between 2014 and 2015 than all but five other states to reach this milestone.
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2014 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll

December 21, 2015

Provides a comprehensive look at the number of state and local government civilian employees and their gross payrolls.
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Infographic: A Look at the Mining Sector in the United States

December 17, 2015

A collection of three visualizations presenting data from the Economic Census on the leading mining states.
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Number of Minority- and Women-Owned Firms on the Rise

December 15, 2015

Findings from the Survey of Business Owners show the number of minority- and women-owned firms each rose by more than 2 million from 2007 to 2012.
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Census Bureau Releases 2014 Annual Survey of Manufactures Data

December 15, 2015

The U.S. manufacturing sector's $5.9 trillion in shipments in 2014 were up 1.2 percent from the previous year.
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El número de empresas de propietarios minorías y mujeres aumentó

December 15, 2015

Encuesta de Propietarios de Empresas demuestra que el número de empresas de propietarios minorías y mujeres aumentó más de 2 millones para cada cual.
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Economic Census Completes Release of Geographic Area Series

December 11, 2015

With the completion of three more sectors, the Geographic Area Series is completed.
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Abowd Named to Lead Census Bureau Research and Methodology Directorate

December 10, 2015

Cornell University professor John M. Abowd will join the U.S. Census Bureau as the new associate director for research and methodology and chief scientist.
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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties

December 09, 2015

The only up-to-date, single-year income and poverty statistics for all counties and school districts.
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Management of Companies and Enterprises

December 08, 2015

The 2012 Economic Census presents data for the U.S. and all states on establishments in industries such as offices of bank holding companies.
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Economic Census Data For Two Sectors

December 08, 2015

The 2012 Economic Census concludes the Geographic Area Series for establishments in industries such as repair and maintenance and performing arts.
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ACS Provides 10 Years of Local Statistics for Communities Nationwide

December 03, 2015

The latest ACS 5-year statistics allow users for the first time to compare two nonoverlapping five-year data sets: 2005-2009 & 2010-2014.
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Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense ofrece 10 años de data

December 03, 2015

Las nuevas estadísticas de la Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense por primera vez permiten comparar dos conjuntos de datos quinquenales sin traslapo.
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A Look at Crime in Schools and Colleges, Live on C-SPAN

December 02, 2015

On Friday, Dec. 4, Tom Snyder, from the National Center for Education Statistics, discusses statistics about school and college crime in the United States.
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Completion of Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

November 24, 2015

Statistics for legal services, accounting and tax preparation, computer systems design, and advertising and public relations services.
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Wives’ Earnings Have Made Gains Relative to Husbands’

November 23, 2015

The percent of married couples where the wife earned $30,000 more than the husband increased between 2000 and 2015.
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Webinar on New American Community Survey Five-Year Statistics

November 23, 2015

Media Advisory: This webinar will show participants how to access the data, review block group-level data and provide a demo of Census Business Builder.
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2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series: Information

November 17, 2015

The 2012 Economic Census concludes the Geographic Area Series for the information sector.
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Geographical Mobility: 2015

November 12, 2015

Historical and detailed tables tables describe the movement of people in the United States, including type of move and reason for moving.
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Statistics on Veterans: 52 Infographics

November 10, 2015

A collection of demographic and socio-economic statistics on military veterans provided for each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series: Finance and Insurance

November 10, 2015

The 2012 Economic Census concludes the Geographic Area Series for the finance and insurance sector.
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Census Bureau Opens Newest Research Data Center in Nebraska

November 09, 2015

Media Advisory: Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson, along with University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials, will open the Central Plains Research Data Center.
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Census Bureau Statement on Classifying Filipinos

November 09, 2015

The Census Bureau has no current plans to classify Filipinos outside of the Asian race category.
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The Employment Situation, Live on C-SPAN's "America by the Numbers"

November 04, 2015

At 8:30 a.m. on first Friday of each month, the BLS publishes closely watched labor market indicators, including the nation’s unemployment rate.
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Census Bureau Reports at Least 350 Languages Spoken in U.S. Homes

November 03, 2015

These tables are among the most comprehensive data ever released from the Census Bureau on languages spoken less widely in the United States.
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Updated Release Date for 2010-2014 American Community Survey

November 03, 2015

The ACS five-year statistics will be released on Thursday, Dec. 3. Embargo subscribers will have access to these statistics beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1.
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Economic Census Data on Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

November 03, 2015

The 2012 Economic Census concludes the Geographic Area Series for establishments in industries such as offices of real estate agents and brokers.
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Visualization: Measuring Race and Ethnicity Across the Decades

November 02, 2015

This interactive infographic allows users to understand how race and ethnicity categories have changed over time since the 1790 Census.
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Completion of 2012 Economic Census Subject Series: Construction

October 30, 2015

The 2012 Economic Census construction release concludes with 10 summary series reports, which are part of the general summary.
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Economic Census Data on Transportation and Warehousing

October 27, 2015

The 2012 Economic Census concludes the Geographic Area Series for establishments primarily engaged in providing air, rail, and water transportation.

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