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Number of long-lasting marriages in U.S. has risen, Census Bureau reports - The Washington Post

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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Census Bureau briefing

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Michael Martinez, David Ariosto - Mar. 24 (News Report) - The growing Hispanic population in the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million, or 16.3% of the nation, officially solidifying its position as the country's second-largest group, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday. "Overall, we've learned that our nation's population has become more racially and ethnically diverse over the past 10 years," Nicholas A. Jones, chief of the bureau's racial statistics branch, told reporters.

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Black populations fall in major cities - USATODAY.com

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Haya El Nasser - Mar. 22 (News) - The black population is declining in a growing number of major cities more evidence that African Americans' settlement pattern is changing.

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Census Returns $1.6 Billion

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Eliza Gray - Aug. 14 (News Report) - With the flow of government spending under increasing public scrutiny, the U.S. Census Bureau is doing something remarkable: it is giving some of its money back.

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Census Bureau Shedding Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:01:35 -0700

New York Times - By Michael Powell - Jul. 12 (News Report) - When the Census Bureau hired upward of 700,000 Americans over the last two years — most in the last six months — it landed more experienced workers with more sophisticated skills than any time in recent memory. This was the unintended upside of the nastiest recession of the last 70 years.

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Officials worry anger at D.C. is behind low Texas census

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Houston Chronicle - By Richard S. Dunham, Meredith Simons - Mar. 31 (News Report) - Contrary to historical trends, some of the toughest challenges facing the agency responsible for measuring the nation's population are not from counting the traditionally undercounted groups such as African-Americans and Latinos. Instead, a new and growing threat to an accurate national head count is coming from anti-government conservatives who may not fill out their forms to protest against “Big Brother” in Washington.

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