News release: “An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997, according to new data from CDCs National Center for Health Statistics. The report, Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2008, presents the latest insurance estimates for the United States. The report also contains new estimates of health insurance coverage for the 20 largest states, and shows Massachusetts had the lowest percentage of uninsured individuals under age 65 (3.4 percent) in 2008. In contrast, approximately 1 in 4 persons under age 65 lacked coverage in Florida and Texas, and 1 in 5 lacked coverage in Arizona, California and Georgia. Nationally, 16.7 percent of those under age 65 were uninsured in 2008.”
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Daily Archives: July 3, 2009
Transcripts: FBI Interviews of Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
National Security Archive: “FBI special agents carried out 20 formal interviews and at least 5 “casual conversations” with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after his capture by U.S. troops in December 2003, according to secret FBI reports released as the result of Freedom of Information Act requests by the National Security Archive and posted.” Read… Continue Reading
Employment Situation Summary, June 2009
News release: ” Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in June (-467,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses were widespread across the major industry sectors, with large declines occurring in manufacturing, professional and business services, and… Continue Reading
CBO: Affordable Health Choices Act
CBO: Affordable Health Choices Act, July 2, 2009 – Preliminary analysis of the provisions of Title I of draft legislation that has been posted on the Web site of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. “Once the legislation was fully implemented, CBO and JCT staff estimate, about 20 million fewer people would… Continue Reading
Population Change in Central and Outlying Counties of Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000 to 2007
Population Change in Central and Outlying Counties of Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000 to 2007, Population Estimates and Projections, June 2009 “This report examines population change and the demographic components of change from 2000 to 2007 for central and outlying counties of metropolitan statistical areas. Population change in metro areas and their component central and outlying… Continue Reading
April 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 33.1 Percent from April 2008
News release: “Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 33.1 percent lower in April 2009 than in April 2008, dropping to $49.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1). April was… Continue Reading
