by Elyse Menger | Mar 6, 2025 | Demographics, Puerto Rico
The Census Bureau has long struggled with questions of identifying people groups which are defined by a mixture of race and ethnicity. In the 1980 census, separate questions were asked about race and ethnic origin, with the ethnic origin being limited to the concept...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 6, 2025 | Employment Data
At the start of a new federal administration in the United States, it is common to expect some changes. This year, many federal employees are seeing many changes to their day-to-day life, unfortunately including job loss for some. While most people think that federal...
by Elyse Menger | Feb 27, 2025 | Data Releases, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has been a territory of the United States since 1898, acquired from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans have been citizens of the United States since 1917, and the potential statehood of the territory has been discussed for...
by Elyse Menger | Feb 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from February 2025. Kalibrate If your...
by Elyse Menger | Feb 20, 2025 | Finance, Maps
Talk to friends, watch the news, or log into your favorite social media app, and it’s hard to not hear the chatter about the price of groceries, especially eggs. Sure, everything is more expensive than ever before, and where you often feel it is in your everyday...
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