Government Information

https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17306/static/report/nsf17306.pdf

Annual report on individuals who receive research doctoral degrees from U.S. universities.  Covers characteristics of students who earn doctorates, fields of study, sources of financial support, time required to attain degree, and the employment outcomes including salary.  Also hs special coverage on international students who intend to stay in the U.S.  From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

https://www.loc.gov/collections/webcomics-web-archive/about-this-collection/

A collection focused specifically on comics created for the web. Includes mainstream comics artists and those who are not well-known.  From the Library of Congress

(arts/humanities     libraries/museums)

https://www.arts.gov/artistic-fields/research-analysis/arts-data-profiles/arts-data-profile-12?utm_source=Research+-+May+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Research+December+2016+Newsleter&utm_medium=email

Updates data through 2014 on contributions to the U.S. economy by the arts and cultural sector.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/arts_2016/

Reports results separately for music and visual arts for eighth graders on the National Assessment of Education Progress exams.  In both areas, score gaps between White and Hispanic students narrowed from 2008 tests.  Female students scored higher in both areas than males.  From the National Center for Education Statistics

https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/Brief2Access-trends-arts-and-cultural-employment.pdf

Examines state-level trends in employment patterns in the arts for the past year and from the time of the Great Recession in 2008.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/Brief1Access-highlights-arts-and-cultural-employment.pdf

Identifies states with the highest concentration of workers in arts fields and the types of fields in which they work.  Also shows the states with the highest levels of compensation for workers in arts-related fields.  From the National Endowment for the Arts

https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/acpsa/2017/acpsa0417.htm

Reports that arts and cultural economic activity grew by an inflation-adjusted figure of 1.9% in 2014.  Such activity accounted for 2.4% of GDP in the U.S.  Provides limited details by state and type of arts activity.  From the Bureau of Economic Analysis

https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/publishingcoops

Announces a partnership between the National Archives through its National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to plan and build a sustainable system for the publication of digital editions that will make historical records available to the American people.  Planning grants will be awarded to create Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives.  From the National Archives