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The most recent census of fatal occupational injuries issued by BLS showed Latino workers were 30% more likely to suffer a fatal injury on the job than other workers overall.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
The decennial census was a combination of local effort and work by the federal government.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2024
Child poverty more than doubled from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022, according to census data, which was the first overall increase since 2010.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In the 1900 and 1910 censuses, enumerators recorded all of the members of the Jones household as white.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
The decennial census was a combination of local effort and work by the federal government.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2024
Child poverty more than doubled from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022, according to census data, which was the first overall increase since 2010.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
In the 1900 and 1910 censuses, enumerators recorded all of the members of the Jones household as white.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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