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Employment Characteristics of Families: 2012

Categories: African Americans,Asian Americans,Hispanics,Labor/Employment,Marriage/Family,Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/famee_04262013.pdf

Reports that 10.5% of families included an unemployed person in 2012 down 1% from 2011.  Provides figures on unemployment by racial and Hispanic characteristics of families.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/pdf/nsf13304_digest.pdf

Updated information on enrollment, degrees awarded, and employment for those in targeted groups.  From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

 

 

Poverty Rates for Selected Detailed Race and Hispanic Groups by State and Place: 2007-2011

http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr11-17.pdf

In this report poverty rates are summarized by race and Hispanic origin for the U.S., each state, and the District of Columbia.  Poverty rates are also presented for selected detailed race and origin groups in cities and towns with the largest populations of these groups.  From the Census Bureau

 

Census Bureau Releases Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation that Provides a Profile of America’s Workforce

Categories: African Americans,Asian Americans,Headlines,Hispanics,Labor/Employment,Population/Census,Statistics,Women

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/employment_occupations/cb12-225.html

Press release which announces the availability of the 2006-2010 American Community Survey EEO tabulation, 107 tables about the composition of the labor force crossed by sex, race, and ethnicity and information about occupation, earnings, education, and commuting patterns.   Available since the 1970s, this EEO data is based for the first time on American Community Survey data rather than decennial census data.  Access through the American Fact Finder tool at the Census site.  From the Census Bureau

 

Current Population Survey: 2011

Categories: African Americans,Asian Americans,Elderly,Headlines,Hispanics,Population/Census,Statistics,Women

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb12-tps83.html

Press release with links to detailed tables on Asian Alone Population, Asian Alone or in Combination Population, Black Alone Population, Black Alone or in Combination Population,  and the Hispanic Population in the United States.  Additional population links include The Older Population in the United States , and Age and Sex Composition in the United States.  All tables are for 2011 data and provide a wide range of economic, social, and housing characteristics for each group.  From the Census Bureau

 

The Foreign Born from Asia: 2011

Categories: Asian Americans,Headlines,Population/Census,Statistics

http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/acsbr11-06.pdf

This American Community Survey brief discusses the size, place of birth, citizenship status, educational attainment, and geographic distribution of the foreign born from Asia in the United States.  Data are presented at the national and state level.  From the Census Bureau

 

Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/tables.cfm

Updated information on enrollment, degrees awarded, and employment for those in targeted groups.  From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

 

Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2011

Categories: African Americans,Asian Americans,Hispanics,Labor/Employment,Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsrace2011.pdf

Offers statistics on such aspects of the labor force as unemployment, education, occupation, and earnings by sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

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