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Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions for 2013: 3rd Quarter
This quarterly survey provides national summary statistics on the 100 largest state and local public employee retirement systems.
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Census Bureau Researcher Receives Shiskin Award for Economic Statistic
John Haltiwanger — a senior research fellow in Research and Methodology — is a co-recipient of the 2013 Julius Shiskin Memorial Award for Economic Statistics.
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New Infographic Focuses on Participation in Government Programs
Participation in government benefits programs, both means-tested and non-means-tested, grew during the recent downturn.
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Census Bureau's Wolfisch Recognized as Top Innovation Leader
Lisa Wolfisch has been named a top innovator by FierceGovernmentIT's "Fierce 15," a list of the 15 most innovative employees working in government IT.
Press Release
Government's Role in the Arts Live on the C-SPAN
More than two-thirds of American adults accessed art via electronic media.
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Statistical Agencies Host Symposium on Federal Statistics
As part of the celebration of the International Year of Statistics, representatives from federal statistical agencies are hosting a symposium on Nov. 13 and 14.
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Revised Counts of Governments and Individual State Descriptions
The updated counts of governments are a complete enumeration of state and local governments that were in existence on June 30, 2012.
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Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 2013 Q2
This summary shows quarterly tax revenue statistics on property, sales, license, income and other taxes.
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Summary of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions - 2013 Q2
This quarterly survey provides national summary statistics on the 100 largest state and local public employee retirement systems in the United States.
Random Samplings Blog
Public Employment and Public Pensions: A 20-Year Comparison
According to the 2011 Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll, there were 19.3 million state and local government employees, with 11.1 million, or 57.3 percent, working in education.
Press Release
State- and Locally-Administered Defined Benefit Data: 2011
This report provides statistics on revenues, expenditures, financial assets and membership information for public employee retirement systems.
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A Look at State and Local Government Finances
Total revenue for state and local governments reached an all-time high of $3.4 trillion in 2011, up 8.4 percent from 2010.
Press Release
Thompson Confirmed as Census Bureau Director
The United States Senate confirmed John H. Thompson on August 1 as the new director of the U.S. Census Bureau by unanimous consent.
Press Release
Survey of Public Pensions: State-Administered Defined Benefit Data
This release provides a look at the financial activity and membership information of the nation's 227 state-administered defined benefit retirement systems.
Press Release
New Tool Puts Congressional District Statistics at Your Fingertips
My Congressional District is the first interactive tool geared toward finding demographic and economic statistics for every congressional district in the U.S.
Press Release
New Highs for State and Local Government Revenue in 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that total revenue for state and local governments reached an all-time high of $3.4 trillion in 2011, up 8.4 percent from 2010.
Press Release
OnTheMap Shows Potential Impact of Water Restrictions
U.S. Census Bureau statistics show that the economic impact of mandatory water restrictions in Prince George's County, Md., could be felt across the region.
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Summary: Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions for 2013: 1st Quarter
Summary statistics on revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the 100 largest state and local public employee retirement systems in the U.S.
Press Release
1st Quarter Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue for 2013
This summary shows tax revenue statistics on property, sales, license, income and other taxes for the 1st Quarter of 2013.
Press Release
Sonja Steptoe Appointed as Associate Director for Communications
Sonja Steptoe has been appointed by the Obama Administration as the Census Bureau's associate director for communications.
Press Release
Per Student Public Education Spending Decreases in 2011
Fiscal year 2011 marked the first decrease in per student public education spending since the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting data annually in 1977.
Press Release
2010 Census Congressional District Summary File (113th Congress)
This update to the 2010 Census Congressional District Summary File includes demographic profiles, quick tables and geographic comparison tables.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
The Fourth of July 2013
On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to be a sovereign nation.
Press Release
Media Advisory - Census Bureau to Hold Webinar for App Developers
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar with information on how to access the open application programming interface and tips for using ACS statistics.
Press Release
Blacks Voted at a Higher Rate than Whites in 2012 Election
About two in three eligible blacks (66.2 percent) voted in the 2012 presidential election, higher than the 64.1 percent of non-Hispanic whites who did so.
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Los negros votaron en mayor proporción que los blancos en la elección
Alrededor de dos de cada tres negros elegibles (66.2 por ciento) votaron en la elección presidencial de 2012.
Press Kit
Voting Rates in the 2012 Presidential Election
Blacks voted at a higher rate than whites in 2012 election - a first, Census Bureau reports.
Press Release
Media Advisory - Voting Statistics to be Embargoed
The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a same-day embargo period next week media to view statistics and analysis on voting rates in the 2012 presidential election.
Press Release
2010 Census Congressional District Summary File (113th Congress)
This summary file contains the same subject-matter as the 2010 Census Summary File 1 retabulated for congressional district boundaries of the 113th Congress.
Press Release
State Government Tax Collections Reach High of Nearly $800B in FY 2012
Overall state government tax collections increased $34.3 billion from fiscal year 2011 to a record $794.6 billion in 2012.
Press Release
Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions: 4th Quarter 2012
This quarterly survey provides summary statistics on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the 100 largest public employee retirement systems.
Press Release
Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 4th Quarter 2012
This summary shows quarterly tax revenue statistics on property, sales, license, income and other taxes.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Presidents' Day Feb. 18, 2013"
Presidents' Day is observed on the third Monday of February. The federal holiday is actually the official observance of George Washington's birthday (Feb. 22).
Press Release
Voting Age Population by Citizenship and Race
This tabulation from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey shows estimates of the citizen voting age population by race for small areas of geography.
Press Release
First Look of Key Demographics of New Congressional Districts
For the first time, detailed demographic data on congressional districts for the 113th Congress including age, education, occupation, income and veteran status.
Global Reach Blog
The Sandy Effect
Get foreign trade data reports, information on Trade Regulations and answers to your questions from the official source of US Import & Export Trade Statistics.
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