Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition is the first update of this publication since the Bicentennial Edition was published in 1975. This new edition is available online, fully searchable, and tables can be downloaded in PDF or Excel format.

Penn State users can access Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition through the University Libraries—click on E-Resource List (A-Z).

The following grant announcement is new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page.

Post-Doctoral Opportunity

W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship - National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

NCES announces the release of ALS 2000 data and documentation.  ALS provides information pertinent to libraries at 3,527 degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions throughout the 50 states.

An InfoBrief, from the NSF, makes 2004 the third straight year of declining first-time, full-time enrollments of foreign graduate students (students with temporary visas) in U.S. science and engineering programs.

The Census Bureau touts Nevada as Population Magnet and Atlanta Area’s Climb to the Top 10 most populous metro areas.

A report summary from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  Every city with a population of 250,000 or more reported the presence of youth gangs in 2002.

From the Census Bureau “Facts for Features”. All kinds of interesting facts about the U.S. Labor force.

This National Science Foundation Report presents data from the 2003 SDR. The statistical tables provide information on median salaries, sex, race/ethnicity, citizenship, age, sector of employment, employer location, and labor-force rates.

A report from the USDA ERS indicates that farm counts have been relatively stable since the 1970s. Exits and entries are essentially in balance.

kaisernetwork.org will be providing webcasts of the XVI International AIDS Conference, to be held August 13-18 in Toronto, Canada.