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Direct to New U.S. Census Report: Education and Synthetic Work-Life Earnings (18 Pages; PDF) From the Report Summary: According to a new U.S. Census Bureau study, education levels had more effect on earnings over a 40-year span in the workforce than any other demographic factor, such as gender, race and Hispanic origin. For example, a […]
You can find the complete compilation of facts and stats put together by the U.S. Census here. Have a great holiday. A Few Highlights 153.2 million Number of people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force in July 2011. 5.9 million The number of people who work from home. 11+ hours About 11 percent […]
Archives.com Begins Providing Access to Some U.S. Census Data & Pledges Money For More Digitization
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Resources
|From an <a href=”http://www.archives.com/blog/press/archivescom-adds-the-us-census.html”>Archives.com Blog Post:</a> Today, Archives.com announces the addition of the U.S. Federal Census, the single most valuable collection of U.S. historical records. The U.S. Census collections were made available by FamilySearch International, the world’s largest genealogy organization, as part of a joint effort to introduce more records to family historians worldwide. In […]
Washington Post Op/Ed: "Don’t Kill America’s Databook" (U.S. Census Statistical Abstract)
Data Files, Jobs, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|From a Column by Robert J. Samuelson: …the [Census] agency’s 2012 budget would eliminate the Statistical Compendia Branch, which compiles the Stat Abstract and other publications (example: the “County and City Data Book”). The cut: $2.9 million and 24 jobs. Both the book and online versions of the Stat Abstract would vanish. This is a […]
Reference: Back to School 2011-2012: Facts About Schools, Students and Teachers From the U.S. Census
|The 2011 “Back to School” “Fact for Features” update from the U.S. Census is now available online. The document, “Highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation’s students and teachers.” Direct to: Back to School 2011-2012. A PDF version is also available. Here are a few examples of what the […]