HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity Report for June 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2018. Building Permits: Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,273,000. This is 2.2 percent (±1.2 percent) below the revised…
CDFI Fund: Updated BEA Program Eligibility Criteria Based on 2011-2015 American Community Survey Census Data
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today updated Eligibility Data for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). The BEA Program Eligibility Data is being updated as part of a larger effort undertaken by the CDFI Fund to ensure that the data used to determine the eligibility…
Census Bureau: Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau’s schedule for the release of the 2017 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey and the 2017 American Community Survey is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 (no embargo) National 2017 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics: Current Population Survey Annual Social…
Census Bureau: New 2017 Annual Business Survey Announced
The Annual Business Survey (ABS) is a new joint project between the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. The ABS is a new survey that replaces three existing surveys: the five-year Survey of Business Owners (SBO) for employer businesses, the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE), and the Business Research and Development and…
HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity Report in May 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for May 2018. Building Permits: Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,301,000. This is 4.6 percent (±1.4 percent) below the revised…
Census Bureau: 2017 Economic Census Deadline Extended to June 19th
The U.S. Census Bureau has granted a one-week extension for the 2017 Economic Census due to high call volumes and long wait times. The economic census response due date of June 12, has been extended to June 19, 2018. The economic census is currently collecting data for approximately 3.7 million business locations. U.S. businesses nationwide, including those…
Census Bureau: Postsecondary Enrollment Before, During and After the Great Recession
The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 influenced significant changes in American postsecondary education, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau. The number of students enrolled in college in the United States increased from 2.4 million in 1955 to 19.1 million in 2015. From 2006 to 2011, total college enrollment grew by 3 million,…
Census Bureau: 2017 Economic Census Deadline is June 12th
The 2017 Economic Census is currently collecting data for approximately 3.7 million business locations. With the June 12 deadline approaching, U.S. businesses nationwide, including those in U.S. territories, are asked to report their 2017 year-end numbers for each business location, including sales or revenue, employment, payroll and industry-specific information. The U.S. Census Bureau began notifying…
HUD & Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for April 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2018: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in April 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 662,000. This is 1.5 percent (±11.8 percent)* below the revised March…
HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity Report for April 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for April 2018. Building Permits: Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,352,000. This is 1.8 percent (±1.3 percent) below the revised…