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New Analyses of Census Bureau Data Examine Nation's 65 and Over Labor Force, Working Students and Changes in Self-Employment

2013-01-24 12:24:17

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three new American Community Survey briefs released today from the U.S. Census Bureau focus on individuals 65 and older in the labor force, students who are working or have worked in the past year, and the self-employed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO ) The percentage of people 65 and older in the labor force increased from 12.1 percent in 1990 to 16.1 percent in 2010. The increase was greater for...

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for January 15

2013-01-15 00:21:26

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) TUESDAY, JANUARY 15: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAY Profile America -- Tuesday, January 15th. Dr. Martin Luther King would be 84 years old today. The civil rights leader, minister, and recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was born in 1929 and assassinated in 1968. Next Monday is a...

Average Fuel Economy for New Cars Sold Increased by Nearly One MPG in 2012 According to TrueCar's TrueMPG

2013-01-09 16:20:10

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, the authority on new car pricing information, trends and forecasting, today provided actual economy numbers from new car sales indicating TrueMPG(TM)( )increased to 23.1 mpg in 2012 compared to 22.3 mpg in 2011. In December 2012, light vehicle auto sales show TrueMPG(TM)( )increased to 23.0 mpg from 22.6 mpg in December 2011, and decreased from November 2012 at 23.2 mpg. (Logo:...

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for January 8

2013-01-08 00:20:27

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) TUESDAY, JANUARY 8: MONOPOLY RULING Profile America -- Tuesday, January 8th. The nation's telephone service options changed forever on this date 31 years ago when AT&T complied with a Justice Department mandate to give up its local Bell System companies. The action came as the result of...

Air Canada Reports Record Load Factors for December and Full Year 2012

2013-01-07 08:20:44

MONTREAL, Jan. 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of December 2012, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 82.1 per cent, versus 81.0 per cent in December 2011, an increase of 1.1 percentage points. System traffic increased 3.2 per cent on a system-wide capacity increase of 1.8 per cent. For the full year 2012, load factor was a record 82.7 per cent, versus 81.6 per cent, an increase of 1.1 percentage points. Air Canada reports traffic results on...

Generational Changes Cause Drop In US Support For School Prayer

2013-01-03 11:08:55

Support markedly lower among Catholics, mainline Protestants; unwavering among evangelicals There's a saying that goes, "as long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools." At one time, that likely reflected a fairly uniform view about school prayer: that despite what federal law said about the practice, religious Americans by and large approved of it. A new study, however, paints a more complicated picture of attitudes toward school prayer over the last four decades,...

Allied Van Lines Announces 45th Annual Magnet States Report

2012-12-20 12:20:22

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lone Star State has again locked up the title of the top Magnet State for the 8(th) year running, according to the annual Allied Van Lines Magnet States Report. For the eighth year in a row, Texas eclipsed every other state and maintained its lead as the top magnet state in 2012 based on Allied's report, which tracks U.S. migration patterns With a net relocation gain of 1,585 families in 2012 (inbound moves minus outbound moves...

Census Bureau to Offer American Community Survey Internet Response

2012-12-17 16:23:35

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Community Survey, the most detailed portrait of America's towns and neighborhoods, is now more convenient for most participants with the added availability of responding online. That will make it the 61st U.S. Census Bureau survey with Internet response, saving money on printing, paper, postage and processing costs, while maintaining security. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO ) "The...

U.S. Census Bureau Projections Show a Slower Growing, Older, More Diverse Nation a Half Century from Now

2012-12-12 12:24:07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. population will be considerably older and more racially and ethnically diverse by 2060, according to projections released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. These projections of the nation's population by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, which cover the 2012-2060 period, are the first set of population projections based on the 2010 Census. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121212/DC28551) (Logo:...

Census Bureau News -- Centenarians: 2010

2012-12-10 12:22:22

2010 Census Report Shows More Than 80 Percent of Centenarians are Women WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2010 Census counted 53,364 people age 100 and older in the United States, and they were overwhelmingly female. For every 100 centenarian women, there were only 20.7 centenarian men. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) These figures come from a special report released today based on the 2010 Census that provides a portrait of...