Nearly 30,000 census takers are gathering data that had a direct impact on government policies and planning, but for workers ...

After a 43-day shutdown, federal agencies like the BLS and BEA may be scrambling to release long-delayed economic data. Experts warn that crucial reports on jobs and inflation could take weeks to ...

Housing costs have risen due to higher home prices, rents, and utility bills. Learn how much of your income should go to ...

How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.

Nobody sees themselves in the word “other.” Nor do they like to be lumped into broad categories that fail to describe who they really are. And when this happens in data used to inform policymaking, ...

The U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Friday it would next week publish August's construction spending, ...

A new measurement tool eliminates the inaccuracies that have plagued data about housing supply, helping governments more clearly understand how housing policies are impacting local needs.

A group of U.S. data scientists has published a list of federal datasets that have been altered or removed since President ...

In the next few days, the Census Bureau will release the first 2020 Census data — the congressional apportionment population counts. The apportionment numbers — required by law — include population ...