Census Bureau still needs Wisconsin workers (6:34 p.m. 2/14/10)

Report: Wis. will gain 800K-plus people by 2040

Published: July 19, 2012
Tags: Census, population, Scott Walker

A new report from Gov. Scott Walker’s administration says Wisconsin will gain more than 800,000 people over the next 30 years and get dramatically grayer.

Census shows state’s construction industry shed 24 percent of jobs in 4 years

Published: June 27, 2012
Tags: Census, jobs

New U.S. Census Bureau data shows Wisconsin lost 6,700 companies from 2007 to 2010.

New map could tighten GOP’s grip

Published: May 20, 2011
Tags: Census, GOP, Pommer

By Matt Pommer A major political step is coming in the Walker Revolution. In the wake of the 2010 U.S. Census, the Legislature will redraw the boundaries for the 33 State Senate and 99 Assembly districts. The redistricting — it will be done by the Republican majorities — could assure GOP legislative control for a [...]

Inside the census: No population growth = no construction growth

Published: December 21, 2010
Tags: blog, Census, Hot Topics, Lanane

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

Tuesday’s numerical overload probably did not mean a lot to most construction veterans, but the 2010 U.S. Census figures reveal a lot about the industry’s future.

Job openings rise to highest level in 16 months

Published: June 8, 2010
Tags: Census, jobs, Labor Department, unemployment

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings jumped in April to the highest level in 16 months, a sign that hiring by private employers is healthy despite last week’s disappointing jobs report. The number of jobs advertised at the end of April rose to 3.1 million from 2.8 million in [...]

Economy adds 431K jobs, but few in private sector

Published: June 4, 2010
Tags: Census, jobs, unemployment
Comments: 1

By  JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A wave of census hiring lifted payrolls by 431,000 in May, but job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace since the start of the year. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.7 percent as people gave up searching for work. The Labor Department’s new [...]

Census: More Americans are on the move

Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: Census, migration, mobility, U.S. population, University of Toronto

By Hope Yen AP Writer Washington (AP) — After hitting a 60-year low, the share of Americans who moved edged up last year, but they didn’t go far as people were taking few chances because of the weak housing and job markets. Roughly 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, or 37.1 million people, moved to [...]

Census takers start hitting streets this weekend

Published: April 30, 2010
Tags: Census, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

MILWAUKEE (AP) — If you haven’t returned your census form yet, this could be the weekend you get a visit from a census taker. Starting Saturday, the U.S. Census Bureau is sending workers door to door to follow up with households that didn’t complete or return their forms. In most cases, census workers will visit [...]

Millions wasted on census, audit finds (1:30 p.m. 2/17/10)

Published: February 17, 2010
Tags: addresses, audit, canvassing, Census, Census Bureau, Commerce Department, recruitment

By Hope Yen AP Writer Washington — Were those pricey Super Bowl ads a waste? Maybe not, but paying $3 million to census employees who didn’t do any work surely was. The Census Bureau, a month away from its 2010 population count, has wasted millions of dollars paying temporary employees who never did the work [...]