State-by-State Comparisons Just a Click Away

Did you know that:

• Pennsylvania ranks first among the states in the net in-migration of students? New Jersey ranks last, with a net out-migration of 18,816.

• New York has the largest number of science graduate students on temporary visas (1,824 in 2001) and Vermont ranks last, with only 70?

• Idaho had the most patent filings per 100,000 persons in 2003, whereas California ranked first in sheer volume of patents filed, at 22,075?

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NABE’s “Economic Statistics . . . From Theory to Practice”: The Atkins Friendly Seminar

The NABE “Economic Statistics . . . From Theory to Practice” seminar offered AUBERites the opportunity to get up to speed, refresh, or replenish some of the “little grey matter.” The conference, organized around the theme of helping young analysts learn about available and useful data, proved valuable. The program highlighted data issues around major federal data providers such as Census, BEA, and BLS. Continued...

NASS to Issue Improved 2002 Census of Agriculture Data

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced that 2002 Census of Agriculture data tables were released on June 3. All farms in the United States are represented. Representation for all U.S. farms is an improvement over earlier census publications that included data only for farms on the census mail list. It has long been recognized that many small farm operations have been overlooked in the census process. Continued...

Under the Tucson Sun

Much effort goes into planning sessions for an AUBER conference. Determining topics of interest, inviting speakers, recruiting session chairs, and arranging the program take time, patience, and teamwork. I’m sure you all would agree that a conference program means more than a piece of paper that lists sessions, times, and rooms. It represents conference planners’ and association members’ efforts to provide the best conference possible. Continued...

Local Employment Dynamics Program to Expand Quarterly Workforce Indicators

The Employment and Training Administration has provided funding to the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) program to expand the availability of its Quarterly Workforce Indicators to additional states beyond the 30 currently participating in the program. Continued...

Member News

Congratulations to AUBER member Timothy Hogan! Director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University, Tim retired at the end of June after 34 years of service to the university.

Through the years, Tim has been a tireless supporter and promoter of AUBER. In addition to serving as president in 1997 and chairing the Committee on Relationships with Other Organizations, he has also been a frequent presenter and session organizer at the AUBER conferences.

Best wishes, Tim!

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