During the spring of 2004, the Statistical Research Center (SRC) of the American Institute of Physics sent a questionnaire to all 797 degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the US. The purpose of this questionnaire, "The Academic Workforce Survey," was to determine the number of faculty positions in physics and astronomy, the number of openings available, and the characteristics of faculty hired. Because "The Academic Workforce Survey" has been conducted by the SRC every two years since 1986, we are able to determine how the job market in physics and astronomy has changed. This survey also asked physics and astronomy departments to report their numbers of minority faculty. (Contains 15 tables and 2 figures.)