Author Archives: jennifer

Why Respondents Matter

Posted on June 6, 2013 by jennifer

Written by: Tom Mesenbourg The Census Bureau has a long and distinguished history as “Fact Finder for the Nation.” Besides the Decennial Census, the Economic Census, and the Census of Governments, the Census Bureau conducts a number of monthly, quarterly, … Continue reading →

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Know the Population, Every Minute, Every Day

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jennifer

Written by: Tom Mesenbourg New Population Clock Now Embeddable and Shareable Every 14 seconds, the U.S. Census Bureau’s population clock ticks upward. If you have ever wondered how many people are in the United States or the world, you need … Continue reading →

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How Do You Access our Statistics?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by jennifer

Written by: Acting Director Tom Mesenbourg Last summer, we launched our first application programming interface (also known as an API), and this week we have made it even more useful. Now three decades worth of statistics about America’s people, their … Continue reading →

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2012 Economic Census data collection has begun!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by jennifer

Written By: Acting Director Tom Mesenbourg Since my last update, 2012 Economic Census operations are now under way. By now, nearly 4 million economic census forms will have landed on the desks of businesses across the country. Economic census forms … Continue reading →

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A New Era Begins For Our Field Directorate

Posted on December 27, 2012 by jennifer

The Closing of Six Regional Offices Written by: Acting Director Tom Mesenbourg Eighteen months have passed since we first announced the planned December 2012 closure of six regional offices and a significant change in how we manage survey data collection … Continue reading →

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