This issue covers population trends: growth, migration, aging, minorities, households, and housing values. Also covers policy implications for state-wide and twin cities metropolitan area economic development, state and local taxes, state investments. Lists contents of previous reports and historical economic statistics.

On August 24-25, 2010, the National Defense University held a conference titled “Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security?” to explore the economic element of national power. This special collection of selected papers from the conference represents the view of several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions. It explores the complexity surrounding this subject and examines the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security.