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Census
U.S. Census Bureau gears up to recruit workers
by
Erika Beras
Oct 22, 2019
Hiring was easy before the last census, thanks to the Great Recession. This time? Not so much.
U.S. census prepares for a digital count
by
Erika Beras
Aug 12, 2019
The 2020 census will be the first to seek information online on a wide scale.
Congressional Black Caucus seeks to boost participation in U.S. census
by
Erika Beras
Jul 24, 2019
African American participation in the upcoming census is a topic of concern for some legislators.
For many businesses, good census data is the benchmark
by
Jack Stewart
Apr 22, 2019
What happens when the numbers aren't accurate?
Texas leads way in population growth
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 18, 2019
Strong economy and a lower cost of living are contributing to the increase in the Lone Star State.
A patchy picture of the U.S. economy thanks to the government shutdown
Jan 7, 2019
The Census Bureau was supposed to release figures on last November’s factory orders today. But thanks to the partial shutdown of the federal government, the Census Bureau is closed. Marketplace’s Mitchell Hartman looks into what data business decision-makers and investors will have to do without while the shutdown continues, what data will keep flowing (from […]
U.S. Census Bureau will be looking to hire field workers in a competitive labor market
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Erika Beras
Oct 8, 2018
The U.S. Census Bureau says it needs to hire hundreds of thousands of workers to complete the 2020 census. But since the economy is in such good shape, with unemployment down to 3.7 percent in September, that hiring task may be a lot harder than it was back in 2010. And the census faces more […]
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Census reports drop in poverty, but for a lot of Americans, things don't feel better
by
Kimberly Adams
and Andy Uhler
Sep 12, 2017
We’ve got new numbers today from the U.S. Census Bureau on poverty in America. The official poverty rate went down by 0.8 percent. That means last year, about 40.6 million Americans were living in poverty (12.7 percent). Median household incomes went up by about 3.2 percent. If you’re in the middle of the economic spectrum, […]
American household income finally topped 1999 peak last year
Sep 12, 2017
Incomes for a typical U.S. household rose to $59,039 in 2016.
LGBTQ advocates ask why questions left off Census survey
by
Sam Harnett
Jul 10, 2017
Gay rights advocates say questions about sexual orientation and gender identity would connect the LGBTQ community to all the rich data of the census.