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Census Bureau’s inaccurate population estimates create ‘misleading narrative’ about Illinois

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has been trying to force the Census Bureau to retool its population estimates because they have been so awfully inaccurate going back years and years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2023

Urban areas are adding people and gobbling up land in most states

The percentage of residents living in areas the U.S. Census Bureau calls “urban” grew in 36 states between 2010 and 2020, led by booming cities and suburbs in the South, Southwest, Midwest and California, according to a new Stateline analysis.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

PulteGroup reports robust growth to finish 2022; net income up 33%

Atlanta-based PulteGroup on Tuesday reported net income of $882 million for the last quarter of 2022, up 33% from the same period a year earlier.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

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LOCALIZE IT: US residents moving southbound in recent years

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The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

What would a Senate candidate representative of California look like?

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California isn't the same state as when Sen. Dianne Feinstein was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992.

The Orange County Register · Jan 18, 2023

Census redefines ‘rural’ and ‘urban,’ surprising some Illinois officials

With funding and grants potentially on the line, some village administrators aren’t sure what to expect in the years to come.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 29, 2022

How we told the story of ‘Little Chicago’

As Sun-Times journalists dug into 2020 U.S. census data about the city, we searched for the neighborhood that most closely reflected Chicago’s racial makeup. We found it on the Far North Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2022

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LOCALIZE IT: Asian growth has been booming in US metros

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The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Telecommute culture takes root in Calif.

COVID-19 has transformed California’s workplace culture in ways researchers say will reverberate well beyond 2022

Salon · Nov 29, 2022

Census Bureau chief defends new privacy tool against critics

The U.S. Census Bureau’s chief is defending a new tool meant to protect the privacy of people participating in the agency’s questionnaires against calls to abandon it by prominent researchers and demographers

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Many patients can't afford health costs even with insurance

The number of Americans with health insurance has climbed to historic highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, but within that silver lining is a darker hue.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

How did the COVID-19 pandemic change America, according to new Census data?

The percentage of people working from home tripled between 2019 and 2021, while housing got more expensive relative to income.

USAFacts · Sep 21, 2022

The number of people working remotely tripled during COVID

17.9% of people primarily worked from home in 2021, compared with 5.7% in 2019, per new Census data.

Axios · Sep 15, 2022

Census meddling is targeted in bill, recommendations

Democratic lawmakers are intent on making sure that unprecedented efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the 2020 census never happen again

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

Here’s how much money you need to make to be happy in Texas

Not everyone believes the saying, “money can’t buy happiness.” And for good reason.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

Pay transparency laws raise women’s salaries (and slightly lower men’s)

The bestselling 2016 book “Hidden Figures,” later adapted into a popular film, told the story of Black female mathematicians who played an essential role in the U.S. space program in the 1950s and 1960s, but who faced racial discrimination and were paid less than their male counterparts.

Chicago Tribune · May 23, 2022

New census figures show Illinois’ population change was actually a modest gain, but experts say warning signs remain

CHICAGO — Brooke Landrum came to Chicago from Cincinnati in 2016 to attend Loyola University, and after graduation she decided to stay and settle into the bustling Lakeview neighborhood.

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

How Trump’s census plot might have cost red states

A new report from the US Census Bureau found that 14 states were significantly miscounted in the 2020 Census, including six by 4 percentage points or more

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Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2022

Illinois undercounted in 2020 census, actually grew to 13 million — largest population ever

A U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday shows rather than losing population, Illinois gained more than 250,000 residents between 2010 and 2020. That’s roughly the equivalent of not counting anyone in Aurora — Illinois’ second largest city — and the entire city of Decatur.

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

No more gender pay gap? Young women earn more than men in Sacramento. Here’s why

The Sacramento, California region is one of the few places in the country where women under 30 earn more money than men, bucking the gender wage gap trend that remains pervasive across the United States.

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

2022 best cities for freelancers

Using recent metro-area data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state-level data from the Federation of State Tax Administrators, NerdWallet’s list of the 10 best cities for freelancers includes places where housing and income taxes tended to be relatively more affordable, freelancer culture was vibrant and there were signs of…

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Detroit is largest city to challenge 2020 census numbers

Majority-Black Detroit has become the largest city to challenge its figures from the 2020 census following a national head count in which the U.S. Census Bureau acknowledges African Americans were undercounted

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2022

In first for Amazon, NYC workers vote to unionize

The victory was an uphill battle for the independent group, made up of former and current workers who lacked official backing from an established union and were out-gunned by the deep-pocketed retail giant.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

Labor groups close in on Amazon in two tight union elections

Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Amazon tries to stave off union drive on two fronts

Amazon is gearing up for its toughest labor fight yet

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