Single Mothers Still a Small Fraction of the U.S. Labor Force
The proportion of U.S. children born to unmarried mothers has increased steadily since the early 1960s. Over the same period, more mothers with young children have joined the labor force. Despite these two trends, there has not been a big increase in the percentage of workers who are single parents of young children. (AmeriStat, February 2001)

UN Raises World Population Projections; AIDS Continues to Devastate Sub-Saharan Africa
World population is projected to reach 9.3 billion in the year 2050, up from the 8.9 billion that the UN projected just three years ago. But even with the impact of AIDS on countries in sub-Saharan Africa, populations will increase because of continued high birth rates. (February 2001)

Canada's Immigration Mandate
Returned to power with a wide majority in last November's national elections, Canada's ruling Liberal Party is apt to continue encouraging a high level of immigration. But after a campaign in which critics of some aspects of the current policy were labeled "anti-immigrant," scholars and other Canadians hope that the party's strong mandate will lead to more open dialogue on immigration. (Population Today, January 2001)

The Future of Commuting
What do U.S. commuting patterns look like in a world where there is a sellers' market in labor services and where the economy and technology permits that highly in-demand labor force to live and work anyplace? (December 2000)

The American Community Survey
Until Census 2000 data are released, the 1990 Census is the official picture of the nation's people and housing. Before 2010, the Census Bureau plans to update that picture with an ongoing American Community Survey. (Population Today; November/December 2000)

For China, a Census That Really Counts
Tracking down more than 1 billion Chinese citizens is no easy task, but on November 1 the Chinese government will conduct China's fifth national census since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949. (Population Today, November/December 2000)

American Families (PDF: 458KB)

 This Population Bulletin analyzes the American family in the latter half of the 20th century to better understand what changes in the family portend for the first half of the 21st century. (BUL55.4, December 2000)

Census 2000: U.S. Population Grew 13 Percent; 12 Seats in U.S. House Will Change
According to Census 2000 results released Dec. 28, the population of the United States grew 13.2 percent from 1990 to 2000, or from 248,709,873 to 281,421,906. In the much-awaited state population totals that are used to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives, 12 seats will change and 18 states are affected. (December 2000)

Population and Climate Change
International negotiations aimed at ameliorating climate change have generally focused on consumption patterns in industrialized countries rather than global population growth. The developing world is fast becoming a substantial contributor to climate change, however. (November 2000)

The Baltics: Demographic Challenges and Independence
Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania are in the midst of a transition to independence after nearly 50 years of domination by the Soviet Union. (November 2000)