Tag: Census Bureau
Mixed views on R.I.’s ranking for starting a business
PROVIDENCE – Three recent studies present mixed views of how well R.I. compares with other states as a place to start a business, from...
Why Woonsocket’s sewage treatment plant can’t afford to fail
You smell it before you see it: a faint sour tinge to the breeze blowing out from the Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Facility.
It’s hardly a...
R.I. becoming older, more Latino as population grows
Rhode Island is becoming older and more Latino as its population grows.
People who identify as either Hispanic or Latino now make up nearly 17% of the...
Census: Providence adds 12.8K residents from 2010 to 2020
PROVIDENCE – The population of the city of Providence increased by 12,892 to 190,934 between 2010 and 2020, according to data released by the...
Census takers fall short of target goal in areas of U.S.,...
From tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana, census workers who go door to door were unable to reach all the...
Shortened census count will hurt communities of color
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau is having a harder time than in the past counting all Americans, and it is now...
Economics behind boom in fireworks
The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year.
While people often light off fireworks close to the Fourth...
Just how high will unemployment go?
The U.S. unemployment rate climbed from a half-century low of 3.5% to 4.4% in March – and is expected to go a lot higher.
But...
Cities will be the beneficiaries of census power shakeup
New state population estimates for 2019, released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau, have given political scientists the data they need to project changes...
U.S. goods trade deficit narrowed in Oct. as imports plunged
WASHINGTON – The United States merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed to the lowest in more than a year as imports plummeted, signaling the impact of...