The following datasets related to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are now current through fiscal year 2011. The data are available at the state level and go back to fiscal year 2005.

• WIC Monthly Benefits Per Person: the average montly benefit received by a WIC beneficiary.
• WIC Participation: the average number of monthly participants in the WIC program.

The following dataset is now current through fiscal year 2011. The data are available at the state level.

• TANF (Cash Assistance) Participation: the average number of individuals and families receiving cash assistance each month under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or its predecessor, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).

The following datasets related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (i.e., SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) participation and benefits are now current through fiscal year 2011. The data are available at the state level and go back to fiscal year 2005.

• Food Stamps Participation by Person: the number of individuals participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• Food Stamps Participation by Household: the number of households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• Food Stamps Monthly Benefits Per Person: average monthly amount received per person enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The following datasets related to school meal participation are now current through fiscal year 2011. The data are available at the state level and go back to fiscal year 2005.

• School Breakfast Participation: the number of students eating school breakfast per fiscal year.
• School Lunch Participation: the number of students eating school lunch per fiscal year.
• Summer Lunch Participation: the number of children served by the Summer Food Service program per fiscal year.

The following dataset is now current through 2010:

• State Children's Health Insurance Program Enrollments: the number of children who are covered by their state's implementation of the federal Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through the fiscal year.

Three datasets in the Income Security & Labor category now reflect the latest annual data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and are current through 2011:

• Employment: All persons working or temporarily absent from a job. Available at the state level.
• Unemployment: People in the labor force who are laid off and/or actively seeking work. Available for states and counties.
• Labor Force Participation: The population of non-institutional civilians who are working, looking for work, or intending to return to work after time off. Available at the state level.

There are two new indicators available in the Federal Priorities Database, both related to state-level energy consumption:

• Energy Consumption by Source: fossil fuel, nuclear, and renewable-based energy consumption, as well as total energy consumption
• Energy Consumption Per Person: per-capita energy consumption

We've updated all of our electric emissions indicators to reflect the latest available published data. In addition, we renamed the datasets from State Emissions to Electric Emissions, a name that better reflects what the numbers stand for--emissions from electric power plants.

This update affects the following, which are now current through 2010:

• Electric Emissions - All Sources
• Electric Emissions - Coal
• Electric Emissions - Natural Gas
• Electric Emissions - Petroleum

There's a new dataset available in the Federal Priorities Database:

• Nuclear Energy Research and Development: shows U.S. Federal spending (by state and by county) on research, development, and demonstration of nuclear energy and its underlying sciences.

We've updated the following dataset, which is now current through 2010, the latest available information:

• Median Household Income