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Working for Change Policy Forum Features Under Secretary Blank

Submitted on March 18, 2010 - 11:00pm
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Washington, DC – Under Secretary Blank was a featured speaker and panelist at the “Working for Change” poverty policy forum on Capitol Hill.  Blank said, “the new Supplemental Poverty Measure will provide an alternative lens to understand poverty and measure the effects of anti-poverty policies.”  The forum presented information to congressional staffers and other organizations about how poverty is defined, and the new poverty measure that is being implemented in New York.  The “Working for Change” policy forum is sponsored by the Community Service Society (CSS) which is a nonprofit organization that has been fighting poverty in New York for over 160 years.  In recent years, their work has focused on using work and employment opportu

Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank Promotes Census in Schools in Hawaii

Submitted on March 9, 2010 - 12:00am
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Kalihi, Hawaii —Commerce Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank urged Hawaiians to participate in the 2010 Census at a Census in Schools event at the Linapuni Elementary School on Tuesday. “As you know, Hawaii was an undercounted state in the 2000 Census, and we don’t want that to happen in 2010,” Blank said. “The complete count of our children nationwide is critical to their health, education and the future strength of our communities and labor force. That’s why it’s so important parents list their children on the 2010 Census form and mail it back.” (More)

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U.S.-Chinese Statistics Working Group Reports On Differences in U.S.-China Trade Data

Submitted on March 4, 2010 - 1:55pm
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Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Commerce is today releasing findings of an analytic report on the differences between the official trade statistics produced by the United States and China. This report was prepared cooperatively by analysts in the United States and China as part of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Statistics Working Group (JCCT SWG).

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Census Bureau to Develop Supplemental Poverty Measure

Submitted on March 2, 2010 - 4:42pm
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New measurement will complement but not replace existing statistic

The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau is preparing to develop a Supplemental Poverty Measure that will use the best new data and methodologies to obtain an improved understanding of the economic well-being of American families and of how federal policies affect those living in poverty. The initiative to create the new statistic is included in the President’s FY2011 budget proposal.

Under Secretary Blank Updates 2010 Census Partners

Submitted on March 2, 2010 - 1:00pm
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Undersecretary Rebecca Blank at the National Congres of American IndiansWashington, DC (March 2, 2010)- Under Secretary of Economic Affairs Becky Blank spoke on behalf of Secretary Locke at the National Conference of American Indians (NCAI) Winter Conference on the importance of participating in the 2010 Census.

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Commerce Department Releases Report On Economic Impact Of 2010 Census

Submitted on February 18, 2010 - 4:58pm
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Washington, DC —A new report from the Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration examines the possible effects of the 2010 Census on the U.S. economy.The report describes the complexities associated with arriving at precise estimates when considering a project of the magnitude and duration of the Decennial enumeration.

Department of Commerce Issues Report for Vice President’s Middle Class Task Force

Submitted on January 25, 2010 - 12:00am
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Washington, DC (Jan. 25)—The Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration issued a new report for Vice President Biden’s Middle Class Task Force: Middle Class in America. The report, which identifies what it means to be middle class in America today, uses a host of measures to show that it is more difficult today to both attain and maintain a middle-class lifestyle than it was two decades ago. “This report highlights the gravity of the economic realities facing American families aspiring to a middle-class lifestyle," Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. (More) (Report—PDF)

Under Secretary Blank to Help Census Bureau Kick Off Chicago 2010 Census In Schools Program

Submitted on December 10, 2009 - 10:00am
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Under Secretary Rebecca Blank at the Census Kick Off Chicago 2010Chicago (December, 10)—U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, several former NFL players and students from King College Preparatory High School help U.S. Census Bureau officials launch the national 2010 Census in Schools program in Chicago.

United Nations Statistics Division Integration Meeting

Submitted on December 8, 2009 - 1:06pm
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BEA Director Steve Landefeld and Under Secretary Rebecca Blank Washington, DC (December 7, 2009) - Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank (pictured on the right) addressed the United Nations working group that is preparing guidelines on integration of national economic accounts. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Director Steve Landefeld (pictured left) hosted the group from December 7-9.

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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on October 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

Submitted on December 1, 2009 - 11:40am
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WASHINGTON – On the eve of his trip to Copenhagen, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the October 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports increased by 2.6 percent to $136.8 billion since September 2009. Imports to the U.S. increased 0.4 percent to $169.8 billion. The trade deficit shrank 7.6 percent to $32.9 billion from a revised $35.7 in September.