TNSDC Network
The State Data Center Program is a national cooperative program with the U.S. Census Bureau. Data Centers in each state assist the Bureau by disseminating Census data and other federal data sets and information.
Each Data Center has an internal statewide affiliate network to further assist in disseminating data to local users. These affiliates also have local information and expertise to offer.
Click HERE for a full listing of
Tennessee SDC Affiliates.
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COMING SOON
American Community Survey: 2013
American Community Survey Data collected in 2013 will provide statistics on numerous social, demographic, and economic and housing topics. Some of the topics covered include income, poverty, health insurance, educational attainment, the commute to work, the foreign-born population, language spoken at home, ancestry, occupation, number of vehicles available and housing costs. These
statistics will be available for the nation, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district and all counties, places and metropolitan areas with populations of 65,000 or more. The 2013 data will be released on September 18.
Note: For smaller geographies, the 2013 three-year ACS data will be released on October 23, and the 2013 five-year data will be released on December 4.
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FINDING ECONOMIC DATA BY GEOGRAPHY
The Census Economic Programs Division produces data for the following geographies: Nation, States, Metro Areas, Counties, Places, and ZIP Codes.
For a detailed listing of economic programs by geographic level, please visit the Economic Census website. The first table, lists economic programs that release data in American FactFinder (AFF), while the second table lists economic programs that release data via their own websites.
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UPCOMING RELEASE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: 2013
National-level statistics on the characteristics of students, from nursery school to graduate school, collected from the October School Enrollment Supplement to the 2013 Current Population Survey. Data are available by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, family income, type of college, employment status, nativity, foreign-born parentage, attendance status, public/private school and vocational course enrollment. (Tentatively scheduled for release September 9.)
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LABOR DAY
"Working Men's Holiday"
In 1894 Congress passed legislation designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day to pay tribute to the social and economic achievements of American workers.
In Tennessee, we celebrate:
- 3.04 million people in the labor force--fifty percent of whom are from the top 7 counties of Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford, Williamson, and Sumner;
- retail Salespeople, who represent the largest occupation in Tennessee;
- a 1.9 percent increase in nonag jobs for 2014 year to date;
- average commute-to-work times of 24.4 minutes--less than U.S. average; and
- 120,280 Tennesseans who leave for work between midnight and 4:59am
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The Economic Census is the U.S. Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. Detailed industry statistics from the 2012 Economic Census are now being released and will be released on American FactFinder (AFF) on a flow basis through June 2016. Click HERE to see what has been released. Click HERE for the Data Portal. |
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GAP BETWEEN HIGHER- AND LOWER-WEALTH HOUSEHOLDS WIDENS
Based on recently released Census Bureau statistics, "median net worth for the nation increased between 2000 and 2011 for households in the top two quintiles of the net worth distribution (the wealthiest 40 percent), while declining for those in the lower three quintiles (the bottom 60 percent). The result was a widening wealth gap between those at the top and those in the middle and bottom of the net worth distribution. Each quintile represents 20 percent, or one-fifth, of all households."
Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S.: 2000 to 2011 details "a widening of the wealth gap for households sharing the same demographic characteristics, such as age, race and Hispanic origin, and educational attainment of the householder. For example, the median net worth fo r non-Hispanic whites in the highest quintile was 21.8 times higher than for those in the second-lowest quintile in 2000; in 2011, this had increased to 31.5 times higher. For blacks, the ratio increased from 139.9 to 328.1, and for Hispanics, the increase was from 158.4 to 220.9."
According to Census, "Between 2000 and 2011, the wealth gap has also widened between groups with different demographic characteristics. For example, the ratio of median net worth of non-Hispanic whites to that of blacks rose from 10.6 to 17.5 between 2000 and 2011, and the ratio of non-Hispanic whites to Hispanics also increased from 8.1 to 14.4."
Click here for the full report.
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Challenge Your Knowledge of State Statistics with Census PoP Quiz - This new mobile app from the Census Bureau challenges a user's knowledge of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Census PoP Quiz is available for download to Android and Apple devices. Internet address:
http://www.census.gov/mobile/
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JOBS4TN is the most comprehensive and user-friendly source of labor market data in the state of Tennessee. The interactive system contains a vast amount of information covering areas such as job demand, economic indicators, wages, census data, and education/training programs. It also provides information on nearly 92,000 Tennessee employers. Area profiles are also available by local workforce investment areas, metropolitan areas, and counties.
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*** SAVE THE DATE! ***
The Tennessee State Data Center will be hosting an annual Data Users Conference in Knoxville in late October. The specific date will be announced soon as speakers are confirmed.
Please stay tuned for further details.
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The Tennessee State Data Center is always available to help with your data needs. TN SDC serves as the lead state data center for the State of Tennessee and is housed at the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Please contact us with your specific data needs.
Sincerely,
Joan Snoderly, Director
Tennessee State Data Center
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