Tag: Census Bureau

A recent New York Post story said that Census employees were fabricating unemployment data to mislead the public for political purposes. (iStock)

House GOP: Commerce ‘ambushed’ whistleblower interview

Luke Rosiak · September 18, 2014 2:29 pm

The share of Americans officially living in poverty in 2013 was 14.5 percent, down from 15 percent in 2012. The number of people in poverty, 45.3 million, also fell slightly from the record 46.5 million in 2012, although that change was within the margin of error. (iStock)

Poverty fell in 2013, but incomes haven’t recovered from the recession

Joseph Lawler · September 16, 2014 3:28 pm

Forty-two million people were uninsured in the United States in 2013, the year before the implementation of President Obama's health care law, according to an annual report from the Census Bureau released Tuesday.ÃÂ (iStock image)

Beltway Confidential

Census says 42 million Americans were uninsured before Obamacare

Philip Klein · September 16, 2014 2:23 pm

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 40 percent of the babies born in each of the last six years were born to unmarried mothers. (iStock Photo)

Surge in welfare stems from rise in out-of-wedlock births

Terence Jeffrey · September 3, 2014 6:24 pm

The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that almost 7 percent of people in Alaska receive public assistance from the federal or state government. (iStock)

Alaska, West Coast lead U.S. in receiving welfare

Joseph Lawler · September 2, 2014 5:42 pm

The Census Bureau reported Monday morning that 412,000 new single-family homes were sold in July, well below the roughly 430,000 that economists expected and fewer than in June. (iStock Photo)

Sales of new houses disappoint in July, dimming hopes for an economic boost

Joseph Lawler · August 25, 2014 5:22 pm

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The 35.4 Percent: 109,631,000 on Welfare

Terence Jeffrey · August 21, 2014 3:51 pm

A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale on May 27, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Here’s what this week’s housing numbers say about the recovery

Joseph Lawler · July 24, 2014 4:41 pm

The Census Bureau is considering a change for the 2020 Census: Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin would be one of the responses offered under a single race question.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

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The Census Bureau’s latest attempt to play racial politics

Michael Barone · June 24, 2014 7:57 pm

Federal government agencies reported Friday that new home sales beat expectations in April rising to 433,000, up from a revised 407,000 in March. (Thinkstock)

Housing market rebounds in April, rising to 433,000 new-home sales

Joseph Lawler · May 23, 2014 3:31 pm

The 2020 census may still have a hefty price tag despite efforts by the Commerce Department to cut costs, a new report shows. (AP Image)

Census Bureau struggles to cut costs for the 2020 headcount

Kelly Cohen · May 23, 2014 3:29 pm

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Report: Census did not fake data to lower unemployment claims prior to 2012 election

Susan Ferrechio · May 1, 2014 4:00 am