A Note on Poverty in 2011
This morning, the Census Bureau released new statistics on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011. The headline of the report was that the official U.S. poverty rate was 15.0% in 2011, little changed from the previous year. The...Income and Poverty in 2010
U.S. incomes decline and poverty rises – but Arkansas fares better than most other states Yesterday’s report from the Census Bureau showed that real household median income in the U.S. declined by 2.3% in 2010, and the share of the population below the...New Poverty Measures to be Developed
The Commerce Department yesterday outlined plans for a new methodology for measuring the poverty rate [“Census Bureau to Develop Supplemental Poverty Measure”]. The new measure will not replace the existing poverty-rate calculation, but serve as a...The Poverty Rate and the Cost of Living
When the latest data on state-level poverty rates was released last week (September 10), I was asked to comment for a story in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. I pointed out that poverty rates are not adjusted for differences in the cost of living. My point was the...Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference – Nov. 9th, 2023
Mark your calendar to join the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, for the 2023 Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference.
Date: Thurs., Nov. 9, 2023
Time: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.