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America Counts: Stories about Industry and Occupation

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America Counts: Stories about Industry and Occupation

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Economic Census Highlights Unique Characteristics of U.S. Island Areas

September 25, 2024

Tourism-related industries dominate some island economies while manufacturing and construction are the leading industries on other islands.
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In Time for the Grammy Awards, Statistics on the Recording Industry

February 02, 2023

Showcasing the 65th annual Grammy Awards on February 5 through Census Bureau data on the recording industry.
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How Food Service, Transportation Workers Fared Before Pandemic

July 27, 2022

A new U.S. Census Bureau report shows that people in some occupations hard hit during the pandemic had low earnings and benefits even before COVID-19.
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U.S. Startups Create Jobs at Higher Rates, Older Large Firms Employ Most Workers

February 16, 2022

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Business Dynamics Statistics show how the age and size of firms contributed to job creation and employment shares from 1976 to 2019.
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Franchising is More than Just Fast Food

December 01, 2021

The 2017 Economic Census Franchise Statistics Report shows there were 498,234 franchise establishments with 9.6 million workers and $1.7 trillion in sales.
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Pandemic Earnings Decline but Increase for Full-Time, Yearly Workers

September 14, 2021

How could earnings for full-time, year-round workers go up while earnings fell for all workers? There were fewer low-wage full-time, year-round workers.
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Northern Great Plains Population Gains Higher Than U.S. Last Decade

April 19, 2021

The region’s population declined for much of the last century but mostly urban counties and five North Dakota oil boom counties drove growth from 2010 to 2019.

Page Last Revised - January 26, 2022

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