Yearbook on Immigration Statistics: 2013

"The Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis (e.g., tourists, students, or workers), applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions, removals, and returns. The Yearbook tables are released as they become available.."
Immigration statistics

American Housing Survey, 2013

Find the latest statistics on housing including data on single-family homes, apartments, manufactured housing, vacant units, family composition, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, HVAC equipment, appliances, fuel type, remodeling and repair, and recent moves.."
Housing survey

Bottled Drinking Water Laboratory Analysis Fiscal Year 2013

"Wisconsin State Statute, s. 97.34(2)(e), requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and

Consumer Protection to compile and publish an annual bottled drinking water report. It is a

compilation of the laboratory results for bottled drinking water sampled in the State of

Wisconsin in Fiscal Year 2013.. The samples were collected from bottled water processors and retail distribution sites in this state. The collection and analysis is a coordinated effort by the Bureau of Food Safety and Inspection, the Bureau of Laboratory Services Groundwater

Unit and the Wisconsin Laboratory of Hygiene..".

Bottled water

Housing: Before, During, And After The Great Recession

"As the 2000s unfolded, economic growth and public policies designed to increase homeownership led to a housing boom. By 2006, the “housing bubble” began to burst. In late 2007, the economy fell into recession. The housing market continued to soften, people began to lose their jobs, and the banking industry was in crisis.
This Spotlight on Statistics looks at consumer expenditures on household items, employment in residential construction and housing-related industries, prices for household items and commodities, and injuries in occupations involved in building and maintaining our homes.."

Housing statistics

What is the Supplemental Poverty Measure and How Does it Differ from the Official Measure?

"In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released official poverty statistics for the United States for the 2013 calendar year. The current official poverty measure was developed in the early 1960s, and only a few minor changes have been implemented since that time...
In 2010, an interagency technical working group asked the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop a new measure that would improve our understanding of the economic well-being of American families and enhance our ability to measure the effect of federal policies on those living in poverty..
This week, the Census Bureau will release the fourth report on the supplemental poverty measure, containing estimates for the 2013 calendar year. The report presents estimates for and discusses differences between the official and the supplemental poverty measures. The major differences are listed in the box below and in this chart: http://www.census.gov/how/infographics/poverty_measure-how.html .."
Supplemental poverty measure

Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2014

"This report is the authoritative reference for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, fuel economy, and powertrain technology trends for new personal vehicles in the United States. The detailed data supporting this report were obtained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), directly from automobile manufacturers, to support implementation of EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) programs. These data have been collected and maintained by EPA since 1975, and comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind. This report (the “Trends” report) has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans.."

Fuel economy

New Research Aims to Help Investigators Solve Serial Murder Cases

"A new study for the FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime focuses on a key aspect of serial murder cases: how and where the victims’ bodies are discovered and what that says about the killers.
The study, Serial Murder: Pathways for Investigations, is an analysis of details from hundreds of serial murder cases to help investigators better understand these terrible crimes—and be better equipped to solve them..."

Serial murder cases

National ALS Registry

"While the Ice Bucket Challenge has brought a tremendous amount of general awareness, , we still know little about the disease, including its cause(s), why ALS strikes some people and not others, and how to stop it. The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is working to learn more about the disease through its National ALS Registry. The goals of the Registry are to better describe the incidence and prevalence of ALS in the U.S., learn more about the possible environmental and occupational exposures that may increase someone’s risk of having the disease, and characterize the demographics—age, sex, race, and ethnicity—of people living with the disease..."
 ALS registry

U.S. Seafood facts

"Today, 91 percent of seafood consumed in the United States is imported, and about half of this is wild-caught. Because of our interests both as a seafood-consuming nation and a fishing nation, it is critical that NOAA take an active role in shaping the conservation and management of international fisheries. For U.S. consumers of imported seafood, our goal is to make sure that seafood is safe, and that it comes from legal and sustainable fisheries..."
Seafood facts

Common Core State Standards: Frequently Asked Questions

"Over the last two decades, there has been interest in developing federal policies that focus on student outcomes in elementary and secondary education. Perhaps most prominently, the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB; P.L. 107-110), which amended and reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), marked a dramatic expansion of the federal government’s role in supporting standards-based instruction and test-based accountability, thereby increasing the federal government’s involvement in decisions that directly affect teaching and learning..."

Common Core Standards

Short ‐ Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook October 2014

"EIA  projects average U.S. household expenditures for natural gas, heating oil, electricity, and propane will decrease this winter heating season (October 1 through March 31) compared with last winter, which was 11% colder than the previous 10‐year average nationally. Projected average household expenditures for propane and heating oil are 27% and 15% lower, respectively, because of lower heating demand and prices. Lower heating demand and higher prices contribute to natural gas and electricity expenditures that are 5% and 2% lower than last winter.."
 Winter fuel outlook

Ebola: Basics About the Disease

"In March 2014, global health officials recognized an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea, West Africa. In retrospect, officials determined that the outbreak began in December 2013, and spread to the adjacent countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. In September 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first EVD case diagnosed in the United States, heightening concerns among some who fear the disease could

spread in American communities. This report discusses EVD in general, including symptoms, modes of  transmission, incubation period, and treatments; presents projections of the future course of the outbreak; and lists additional CRS products, including products focused on the situation in West Africa. Unless otherwise cited, information in this report is drawn from Ebola information pages of CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO).." 

Ebola

13th Report on Carcinogens (RoC)

"The Report on Carcinogens (RoC) is a congressionally mandated, science-based, public health document that the NTP prepared for the HHS Secretary.
The report identifies agents, substances, mixtures, and exposure circumstances that are known or reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans.
Read Questions and Answers About the 13th RoC and a Fact Sheet on the 13th RoC (301 KB) for more information on carcinogens and their impact on your health..."

Carcinogens

Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries

"More than 2.5 million Americans went to the emergency department (ED)—and nearly 200,000 were then hospitalized—for crash injuries in 2012. On average, each crash-related ED visit costs about $3,300 and each hospitalization costs about $57,000 over a person's lifetime. The best way to keep people safe and reduce medical costs is to prevent crashes from happening in the first place. But if a crash does occur, many injuries can still be avoided through the use of proven interventions. More can be done at every level to prevent crashes and reduce injuries, but state-level changes are especially effective..."
Motor vehicle crashes

Characteristics of the Long-Term Unemployed in March 2007 and March 2014

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for

information about the characteristics of people who have been unemployed for a long time. Specifically, she asked the agency to describe any changes in those characteristics that occurred between March 2007 and March 2014. In answering that question, this document supplements and updates information provided in CBO’s Understanding and Responding to Persistently High Unemployment (February 2012), www.cbo.gov/publication/42989

 

The recent recession and slow recovery led to a high rate of long-term unemployment, which is defined as being out of work for more than 26 consecutive weeks. That rate peaked at 4.3 percent in the second quarter of calendar year 2010 and has fallen considerably since then (see Figure 1). It was 2.4 percent in March 2014 and has since fallen further to 1.9 percent in the third quarter of 2014, still about a percentage point above its average from 2001 to 2007..."

Long term unemployed