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College Enrollment and Work Activity of 2011 High School Graduates

Categories: Education-Higher,Labor/Employment,Statistics,Youth

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/hsgec_04192012.pdf

Reports that 68% of 2011 high school graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities in October 2011.   This report provides information and statistics on postsecondary school enrollment and work activity of 2011 high school graduates.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Measles, United States, 2011

Categories: Health/Medical,Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6115a1.htm?s_cid=mm6115a1_w

Despite the elimination of measles in the U.S. in 2000, importations of measles continue to occur.  During 2011, a total of 222 measles cases were reported to federal authorities, the largest number in the U.S. in 15 years,  and the patients were mostly unvaccinated.  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Blue Crab Abundance Estimates

Categories: Chesapeake Bay,Environment,Natural Resources,Statistics,Virginia Issues

http://www.governor.virginia.gov/News/crabtable.cfm

Chart showing abundance of blue crabs in annual surveys since 1990.  From the Governor’s Office