Sixth Economic Census soon

This was learned from Director Raul F. Dones of NSO-Region 8 who said this is the sixth in a series of decennial agriculture census and the fifth in the decennial census of fisheries in the country. According to Director Dones, the 2012 CAF is a ...

On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and ...

(Updates with house price increase in sixth paragraph.) May 9 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand employers added the most workers on record in the three months through March, driving the kiwi to erase losses triggered yesterday by the central bank's ...

A growing number of Tucson-area youths are becoming casualties of economic and family instability. Referrals to a local nonprofit program for homeless youths are up 60 percent this year. Nearly 1,000 Southern Arizona teens are enrolled in the ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- What does Pennsylvania have to offer Brazil and Chile, nations whose economic rise has drawn numerous U.S. delegations to seek trade and investment at their sprawling urban centers? Through more than a week of meetings, starting ...

Jacksonville is ranked in the top 10 fastest growing metro areas in the nation, according to the latest Census information. While the population explosion is expected to take a dip, the city will remain vibrant so long as area military bases stay ...

Illinois home sales increased 16.2 percent over previous-year levels in February and median prices increased 5.1 percent, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS®. Statewide home sales (including single-family homes and condominiums) in ...

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, and Oxford Economics. India is the fourth-largest energy consumer in the world, trailing only the United States, China, and Russia. In 2012 India had the tenth-largest ...

Today 12:03 PM ET (MarketWatch)Print WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The pace of U.S. hiring partly snapped back in April after a surprising dip in March, suggesting that job creation is holding steady despite a raft of signs pointing to a third ...