La Paz, Ariz., Population is Nation's Oldest County. (Released August 7, 2008)

Census Bureau to Release New Data on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance. (Released August 6, 2008)

New Orders for Manufactured Goods in June Increased $7.6 Billion or 1.7 Percent to $457.6 Billion. (Released August 4, 2008)

Census Bureau Says 5.4 Million Texans and Louisianans in Tropical Storm Edouard's Path. (Released August 4, 2008)

Total Construction Activity for June 2008 ($1,081.9 Billion) Was 0.4 Percent Below the Revised May 2008 ($1,085.7 Billion). (Released August 1, 2008)

Nonemployer Business Receipts Near $1 Trillion. (Released July 31, 2008)

50 Million Children Lived with Married Parents in 2007. (Released July 28, 2008)

County Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2007. How diverse is your county? These online county-level population estimates tables provide the answer!

Families and Living Arrangements: 2007. The latest look at our nation's married-couple and single-parent families, stay-at-home mothers and fathers, people who live alone, children who live with grandparents and more. Reports in PDF and online data tables, from the Current Population Survey, include breakdowns by age, race and ethnic origin, as well as personal earnings and dependence on public assistance.

Latest Economic Indicators

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): June 2008. Press release showing estimates of the value of
total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value, and by type of owner (private and public).

Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: June 2008. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.

Economic Census and Surveys

2006 Nonemployer Statistics. Report available in PDF and online data tables providing data for the U.S., state, metro area, and county on the number of establishments and sales or receipts of businesses without paid employees that are subject to federal income tax.

Older Worker Profiles. Report (it will be released for each of over 30 states) provides a detailed picture of workers 55 and older at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004. Based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics program, the report highlights the age of the states' work force, job gains, and losses, industries in which older workers are concentrated, job stability, and earnings. The following states are available as of the publish date of this newsletter:

• Iowa (PDF - 1.31 MB)
• Maine (PDF - 1.45 MB)
• Vermont (PDF - 762 KB)
• Indiana (PDF - 1.53 MB)
• Arkansas (PDF - 1.81 MB)
• Hawaii (PDF - 558 KB)
• Delaware (PDF - 464 KB)
• Colorado (PDF - 779 KB)
• Wisconsin (PDF - 766 KB)
• New Jersey (PDF - 800 KB)
• Maryland (PDF - 1.03 MB)
• Kentucky (PDF - 1.58 MB)

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: September 15 - October 15

Facts for Features: Back to School: 2008-2009

Facts for Features: Labor Day (September 1)

Facts for Features: Grandparent's Day 2008 (September 7)

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week (Sept. 21-27)

Facts for Features: Model T Centennial

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.

Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Coverage and American Community Survey: 2007. On August 26, the Census Bureau will hold a news conference to release the consolidated report on 2007 income, poverty and health insurance coverage for the nation, based on the Current Population Survey. American Community Survey income and poverty tabulations pertaining to states and areas with 65,000 or more residents will be released simultaneously on the Internet.

National Population Projections. Annual projections of the U.S. population, by age, race, and Hispanic origin, through the year 2050.

School Enrollment: 2006. Discusses school enrollment levels and trends in the population 3 and older. Report based on data collected in 2006 from the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey.

State and County Housing Unit Estimates: July 1, 2007. Pinal County, Ariz., part of the Phoenix metro area, had the highest growth rate of housing units of any county in the nation last year. Updated estimates of the nation's housing stock at the national, state and county levels for 2007 will show whether this pattern continues.

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

US International Trade in Goods and Services: June 2008. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release August 12, 2008.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: June 2008. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups. Scheduled for release August 13, 2008.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: June 2008. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release August 13, 2008.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: July 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release August 19, 2008.

Economic Census and Surveys

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.

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

Halloween (October 31). This spookiest of nights, featuring the young and young-at-heart disguising themselves as ghosts, goblins and other outlandish characters, is the subject of a collection of Census Bureau statistics from demographic and economic subject areas.