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Housing Starts Decline on Sharp Drop in Multifamily Dwellings

Posted: February 20, 2013 at 9:50 am

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported this morning that new housing starts in January slipped to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 890,000, ...
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New Home Sales Slip in December, but Up for the Year

Posted: January 25, 2013 at 10:18 am

The U.S. Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for December. Sales fell 7.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000 from a revised November ...
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Major Population Growth of Those with Graduate Degrees

Posted: January 23, 2013 at 11:13 am

If you have heard of the growing burden of student loans on society, there is a new report out from the U.S. Census Bureau that coincides with this trend. This ...
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Housing Starts Weaken in November

Posted: December 19, 2012 at 9:06 am

New housing starts in November fell to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 861,000, a decrease of 3% from the revised October rate of 888,000 and a gain of 21.6% ...
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Business Inventories Rise Though Sales Decline

Posted: December 13, 2012 at 10:30 am

The U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% month-over-month in October, inline with the consensus estimate published by Bloomberg. Trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments fell ...
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States with the Widest Gap Between the Rich and Poor

Posted: October 26, 2012 at 5:34 am

Since the late 1970s, income inequality in the U.S. has grown by nearly 20%. The Great Recession has brought the disparity between the rich and the poor to the forefront ...
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America’s Poorest States

Posted: September 20, 2012 at 12:05 am

Median household income in the United States declined for the second straight year, according to data released from the U.S. Census Bureau today. Income was $50,502 in 2011, more than ...
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America’s Richest States

Posted: September 20, 2012 at 12:01 am

Median household income in the United States declined for the second straight year, according to data released from the U.S. Census Bureau today. Income was $50,502 in 2011, more than ...
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America’s Most (and Least) Generous States

Posted: August 22, 2012 at 6:19 am

A report released on charitable giving this week shows that the residents of some states appear to be far more generous than others. The average Utah household earning more than ...
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The Fastest Growing Cities in America

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 6:17 am

While the nation’s population grew last year by just 0.1%, many of the largest metropolitan cities are booming. Based on newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 24/7 Wall ...
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The Pink Collar Jobs America’s Men Want Most

Posted: June 22, 2012 at 3:37 pm

It’s no secret that many jobs traditionally have been dominated by one gender or another. While the inroads women are making into traditionally male-dominated jobs have been much discussed, it ...
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The States with the Widest Gap Between Rich and Poor

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 6:29 am

While some income inequality is generally considered necessary in a free market economy, extreme inequality is not. In the United States, there are far more poor people than wealthy ones ...
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Best and Worst Run States in America — An Analysis Of All 50

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 6:49 am

How well run are America’s 50 states? The answer depends a lot on where you live. For the second year, 24/7 Wall St. has reviewed data on financial health, standard ...
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The Nine Foods The Government Is Paying For You To Eat

Posted: July 6, 2011 at 6:42 am

Over the past 15 years, the federal government paid nearly $150 billion in subsidies to U.S. farmers. It paid $77 billion to plant corn in the U.S. between 1995 and ...
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American Ghost Towns Of The 21st Century

Posted: March 27, 2011 at 10:13 pm

There are several counties in America, each with more than 10,000 homes, which have vacancy rates above 55%. The rate is above 60% in several. Most people who follow unemployment ...
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