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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) How much did Americans spend, save and earn in 2012? Find out more on Friday, Feb. 1, at approximately 9 a.m. EST, as Brent R. Moulton, Associate Director for National Economic Accounts, discusses the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Each Friday, C-SPAN's "America by the Numbers"...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online demonstration of new data access tools online on the Census Bureau Ustream channel. The demo will include new and enhanced features in American FactFinder, such as Community Facts and Guided Search. The presentation will also include other new data access...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) One-, three- and five-year estimates from the 2011 Puerto Rico Community Survey have been released in Spanish via the Census Bureau's American FactFinder data access tool. (These estimates have already been released in English.) The American Community Survey also is conducted in Puerto Rico, where...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 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 29: FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN SENATOR Profile America -- Tuesday, January 29th. A social milestone was reached this date in 1907, when congressman Charles Curtis of Kansas was seated in the U.S. Senate, completing the few weeks remaining in the term of a resigned senator. He...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SUNDAY, JANUARY 27: FIRST STATE CHARTERED UNIVERSITY Profile America -- Sunday, January 27th. "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things." That's the motto of the University of Georgia, which on this date in 1785 became the young nation's first state chartered...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SATURDAY, JANUARY 26: LOTUS 1-2-3 Profile America -- Saturday, January 26th. On this date 30 years ago, the infant personal computer was empowered to become something much greater than a glorified word processor, with the release of the spreadsheet program Lotus 1-2-3. The popular program...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) 2013 Product Calendar -- The Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product expected to be released in 2013. The products are listed in the Census Bureau's online product calendar, which will be updated as needed throughout the year. Enhancements...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) FRIDAY, JANUARY 25: FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL PHONE CALL Profile America -- Friday, January 25th. On this date in 1915, east and west were linked by voice in the first transcontinental phone call. This event was a conference call involving Alexander Graham Bell in New York, his assistant...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online demonstration of new data access tools online on the Census Bureau Ustream channel. The demo will include new and enhanced features in American FactFinder, such as Community Facts and Guided Search. The presentation will also include other new data access...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an instructional webinar to promote response to the 2012 Economic Census. This webinar will feature reporting options available to businesses and other information for respondents, associations and the media. The economic census is the U.S. government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. It provides accurate benchmark statistics that are fundamental building blocks...
