“If we think about the ways that companies collect data, it ranges so widely from different company,” said George Washington University’s Tara Sinclair. “That’s why it’s so important that we have government statistical agencies.”

Older siblings have an economic leg up on their younger counterparts, according to a growing body of economic research.

One outcome of the “Middle Eastern or North African” (MENA) box will be a clearer picture of economic conditions in Arab American communities.

The expiration of pandemic-era government benefits is partially responsible for the increases in poverty.

The bureau thinks it missed 3% of African Americans, 5% of Hispanics and 6% of Alaska Natives and Native Americans living on reservations.

The fast-moving nature of the pandemic demands new measurements that are more timely.

The Census Bureau’s supplemental poverty measure showed a big decline from 2019, despite a year of pandemic-induced economic disruption.

But how accurate are the figures, collected as the pandemic started, when some people began to relocate?

In this book excerpt, Deborah Stone examines the way we calculate unemployment numbers.

With COVID-19-related job losses, health experts expect the number of people without insurance to grow this year.