U.S. Census 2010 will create thousands of temporary jobs in the Tampa Bay area, where unemployment hit 12.3 percent last month. ...more

December 22, 2009

at least commonly - after a U.S. ambassador to that country, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who also happened to be an amateur botanist. ...more

December 13, 2009

Growers are already discovering this year's harvest is smaller. They'll have to wait until next year to determine if there will be enough pickers. ...more

December 8, 2009

Lawmakers have wooed seniors skeptical of the health care overhaul by emphasizing the plan would close the "doughnut hole" - a gap in Medicare drug coverage that can cost thousands of dollars a year. ...more

December 4, 2009

The U.S. Census Bureau wants you! As the bureau readies itself for the 2010 census, it's hiring temporary workers to do a variety of census-related jobs. ...more

November 21, 2009

If you're looking for a job and you like dropping in on people, you might be a good fit for one of at least 4,000 local jobs coming open for U.S. census workers. ...more

November 13, 2009

Across America, Census Bureau workers are knocking on doors. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 140,000 census workers, hired from within each local community, are canvassing neighborhoods to identify each residential address. This is preliminary to distributing the actual census questionnaires. ...more

November 4, 2009

Almost 40 percent of the nation's 18- to 24-year-olds in 2008 were enrolled in college, a record number, according to a Pew Research Center report released last week. The rise was driven almost entirely by a surge in students attending community colleges. ...more

November 1, 2009

Across America, Census Bureau workers are knocking on doors. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 140,000 census workers, hired from within each local community, are canvassing neighborhoods to identify each residential address. This is preliminary to distributing the actual census questionnaires. ...more

November 1, 2009

U.S. Census Bureau estimated more than 36 million trick-or-treaters wandered the streets last year ...more

October 27, 2009