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Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions: Third Quarter 2015
Provides national summary data on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the largest defined benefit public employee pension systems.


Press Release
2014 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll
Provides a comprehensive look at the number of state and local government civilian employees and their gross payrolls.


Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Statistics Allow for Deeper Dive Into Rising Costs of Child Care
In the last quarter century, out-of-pocket costs for child care have nearly doubled. During the same period, the types of arrangements that families use have also changed.


Press Release
Infographic: A Look at the Mining Sector in the United States
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
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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Economic Census Completes Release of Geographic Area Series
With the completion of three more sectors, the Geographic Area Series is completed.


Press Release
ACS Provides 10 Years of Local Statistics for Communities Nationwide
The latest ACS 5-year statistics allow users for the first time to compare two nonoverlapping five-year data sets: 2005-2009 & 2010-2014.


Global Reach Blog
The Goods and Services Deficit Decreased to $40.8 billion in September 2015
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $40.8 billion in September, down $7.2 billion from $48.0 billion in August, revised.


Press Release
Economic Census Data on Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
The 2012 Economic Census concludes the Geographic Area Series for establishments in industries such as offices of real estate agents and brokers.


Global Reach Blog
How do I find out more about the new ACE Export features
The Census Bureau periodically works with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to communicate important information to the trade community.


Press Release
2013 Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances
Tables show revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings by level of government.


Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Opens 20th Research Data Center in Wisconsin
As we celebrate World Statistics Day and the importance of access to sound data, it’s a good time to recognize the recent opening of the Federal Statistical Research Data Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


Research Matters Blog
Where Did All the Construction Workers Go?
Unfilled job openings in the construction industry have risen steadily since 2009 (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics).


Director's Blog
Celebrating Manufacturing Day with U.S. Census Bureau Statistics
October 2 is Manufacturing Day, and I’m pleased to participate by recognizing the major role that manufacturing plays in our national and global economy.


Press Release
2012 Economic Census: Puerto Rico Geographic Area Statistics
Data for Puerto Rico commercial regions and municipios includes product-line sales data for wholesale and retail trades by kind of business.


Press Release
Infographic: Job Creation in the United States
A collection of three graphs utilizing data from BDS, which provides annual statistics on establishments, firm startups and job creation and job loss.


Press Release
2013 Business Dynamics Statistics
The Business Dynamics Statistics provide annual statistics on establishments, firm startups, and job creation and job loss from 1976 to 2013.


Random Samplings Blog
Employment, Earnings and Poverty Estimates for Workers 2014: Some Signs of Economic Recovery but the Evidence is Mixed
According to new data released today by the Census Bureau's CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement, there were 160 million workers with earnings in 2014.


Director's Blog
Expanding Small Business Owners' Access to Our Data with Census Business Builder
The Census Bureau is the premiere source of data about America’s economy and businesses, and we’re committed to making our data more accessible than ever.


Press Release
New Census Web Tool Helps Business Owners Make Data Driven Decisions
Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition, a new Web tool allows entrepreneurs to navigate key demographic & economic data to help guide their research.


Press Release
Census Bureau to Launch New Web Application Census Business Builder
Media Advisory: The Census Bureau will host a live demonstration to debut its newest data tool, the Census Business Builder.


Global Reach Blog
Goods and Services Deficit Decreased to $41.9 billion in July 2015
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $41.9 billion in July, down $3.3 billion from $45.2 billion in June, revised.


Press Release
"Survey of Business Owners, Preliminary Company Summary"
Preliminary company summary estimates for number of firms, receipts, employment and payroll by gender, ethnicity, race and veteran status.


Random Samplings Blog
Economic Surveys Provide Look at Characteristics of Small Businesses
Today’s release of 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) statistics provides a preliminary socio-economic picture of business owners across the nation with final, and more detailed statistics, to come later this year in December.


Press Release
2012 Statistics of U.S. Businesses
Data are now available for metropolitan statistical areas and counties by enterprise employment size.


Director's Blog
New Advance Report on International Trade Available Today
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released the first-ever Advance Report: U.S. International Trade in Goods.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Aug. 29, 2015"
Hurricane Katrina is the costliest U.S. hurricane on record, and the deadliest to strike our nation since 1928.


Press Release
2012 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico Construction
Data on number of establishments, payroll, employment and other items for industries in the construction sector for Puerto Rico, its metro areas and municipios.


Press Release
Censo Econ?mico 2012 ?reas Insulares: Construcci?n en Puerto Rico
Data on number of establishments, payroll, employment and other items for industries in the construction sector for Puerto Rico, its metro areas and municipios.


Global Reach Blog
ACE Export Accounts and Export Trade Reports! Not AESDirect
Here is a quick check on some of the most recent information on the Refactored AESDirect project, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and what it means to you.


Press Release
2013 Capital Spending
This report provides a historical look at the industry investment shares and capital spending patterns for structures and equipment by all U.S. businesses.


Global Reach Blog
Goods and Services Deficit decreased in April 2015
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $40.9 billion in April, down $9.7 billion from $50.6 billion in March, revised.


Press Release
E-Stats 2013: Measuring the Electronic Economy
This economy-wide statistical brief consolidates in one document previously released 2013 e-commerce data.


Press Release
Nation Gains More than 4 Million Nonemployer Businesses in Last Decade
There were 23.0 million businesses without paid employees in 2013, up 4.4 million from 2003 and almost 270,000 from 2012.


Global Reach Blog
Investigating Economic Indicators - Webinar
Have you ever wanted to find specialized indicator data but did not know where to look? Join us on May 20 for the Navigating Indicator Databases webinar at 1 p.m. EDT.


Press Release
2013 ZIP Code Business Patterns
Provides data on the number of business establishments by employment-size class for detailed industries.

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