United States Census
WASHINGTON - The recession seems to be socking Americans in the heart as well as the wallet: Marriages have hit an all-time low while pleas for food stamps have reached a record high and the gap between rich and poor has grown to its widest ever.
WASHINGTON - As the recession shook Americans' confidence last year, new figures show that weddings for people 18 and older dropped to the lowest point in over a hundred years.
WASHINGTON - The recession took a dramatic toll on the institution of marriage in America last year, new figures show, with weddings for people 18 and older at the lowest ebb in over a hundred years.
WASHINGTON - The recession took a dramatic toll on marriage in America, new figures show, with those 18 and over who decided to wed in 2009 at the lowest ebb since the government began tracking the data over 100 years ago.
WASHINGTON - The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its widest amount on record as young adults and children in particular struggled to stay afloat in the recession.
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- Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining
- Jobs picture dims as unemployment claims rise
- New claims for unemployment aid reach 484K
- Stocks retreat after disappointing jobs report
- Stocks fall after spike in jobless benefits claims
- Job market not growing fast enough for big rebound
- Stocks fall as jobs report adds to economic fears
- Stocks inch up after gov't says job growth slow
- Stock futures fluctuate after weak jobs report
- Payrolls drop by 125K, jobless rate falls
- Stocks little changed ahead of jobs report
- Layoffs of census workers will distort jobs data
- Consumer spending, incomes edged up last month
- Colorado jobless rate steady at 8 percent in May
- Summary Box: Private jobs fizzle, census explodes
- Economy adds 431K jobs but few in private sector
- Stock futures fall after disappointing jobs report
- Economy adds 431K jobs but few in private sector
- Jobs data likely to show burst of temporary hiring
- Census mail results could be trouble for 5 states
- Black or biracial? Census forces a choice for some
- Census jobs provide short but welcome opportunity
- Big cities see gains as boomers delay retirement
- US census forms arrive in the mail: What to expect
- Pop. 1 towns tell Census: Get count right
- Unemployment rate unchanged as 36K jobs lost
- Obama urges US to fill out census forms
- Millions wasted on census as head count approaches
- Audit finds US census preparations wasted millions
- Census: Home workers grew in first part of decade
- GOP sends letter appearing to be census form
- In a gender shift, more moms become breadwinners
