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Among women aged 22–44 years, during 2015–2019, 67.3% had ever cohabited with an opposite-sex partner compared with 62.5% during 2006–2010. Among women with a high school diploma, GED, or less education, the percentages of those who had ever cohabited with an opposite-sex partner were similar (72.6%) across the two periods; the [...]

In 2020, fossil fuel production in the United States declined by an estimated 6% from the 2019 record high of 81.3 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu). Based on forecasts in the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) January 2021 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA expects total production of fossil fuels in [...]

NCHS released the latest monthly provisional data on drug overdose deaths in America on Wednesday. This release covers the one-year period ending in June of 2020, and the impact of the pandemic on drug abuse in the country is reflected in the new numbers. Provisional data show that the reported [...]

In its January 2020 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that annual U.S. crude oil production will average 11.1 million b/d in 2021, down 0.2 million b/d from 2020 as result of a decline in drilling activity related to low oil prices. A production decline [...]

Increased acreage and higher yields for corn and soybeans allowed both crops to return to more typical production levels, according to the 2020 Crop Production Annual Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). [...]

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.2% in Nov 2020 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 6.7% in Dec 2020 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: -140,000(p) in Dec 2020 News Release Historical Data [...]

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest inventory of electric generators, 9.1 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity is scheduled to retire in 2021. Nuclear generating capacity will account for the largest share of total capacity retirements (56%), followed by coal (30%). [...]

In 2019, proved U.S. reserves of crude oil and lease condensate increased by 0.1%, and proved natural gas reserves declined by 1.9%, according to the report Proved Reserves of Crude Oil and Natural Gas in the United States, Year-End 2019, released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Proved reserves [...]

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest inventory of electricity generators, developers, and power plant owners plan for 39.7 gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generating capacity to start commercial operation in 2021. Solar will account for the largest share of new capacity at 39%, followed by wind at [...]

During 2017–2018, 57.6% of adults aged ≥20 years had taken a dietary supplement within the past 30 days. The percentage increased with family income: 44.9% among those with family incomes [...]

Businesses performed $114.5 billion of research and development with health or medical applications in the United States in 2018, according to estimates from the Business Research and Development Survey (BRDS). R&D related to health applications represented 26% of the total $441 billion of R&D performed by businesses in the United [...]

As of December 1, there were 77.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down 1 percent from December 2019 and down 1 percent from September 1, 2020, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). [...]

Final data released today for 2019 provides a baseline perspective of mortality in the United States leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. The new data are featured in two reports that document the latest official numbers on life expectancy, leading causes of death, and drug overdose deaths [...]

Science and engineering (S&E) research space reached 227.3 million net assignable square feet (NASF) at research-performing universities and colleges in FY 2019. This amount was 6.1 million NASF (2.8%) more than the FY 2017 total, according to the biennial Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities, conducted by the National [...]

This report provides information on the amount and condition of science and engineering research space at eligible U.S. colleges and universities. Data tables include information on research space, new construction, deferred construction, and repair and renovation projects, all by field, state, and type of academic institution. Data in this report [...]