New Census data shows Louisiana rebound
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Louisiana appears to be rebounding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, gaining 50,000 residents in the year ending July 1, according to new Census Bureau state population estimates released Thursday.
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New Orleans is narrowly retaining a black majority after Hurricane Katrina, according to a study released Wednesday by The Brookings Institution.
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Retail sales rose more than twice as  much as expected in May, while import prices surged, adding to  recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly  after a slowdown in the first quarter.
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Retail sales rebounded in May after a slight fall in April, buoyed by strong demand for household goods, official data showed Thursday.
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The latest predictions of the scale of Britain's population growth are published, including increased immigration estimates.
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The productivity of American workers rebounded at a rapid clip at the start of this year and wages posted a solid gain as well, the government reported Thursday.
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The number of Americans filing new  claims for jobless benefits rose slightly last week, while  wholesale inventories dropped unexpectedly in December in a  good sign for future economic growth, government data showed on  Thursday.
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Business at factories across New York state improved at an accelerated pace in the past month according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey posted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Buffalo.
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Retail sales bounced back a bit in July, and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday, indicating the economy is improving from a midsummer slump.
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By DOUG SIMPSON  CAMERON, La. - Summer rains have brought back the coast's usual lush green grazing land. Life for Louisiana's cattlemen, however, is far from normal.
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In the neighborhood President Bush visited right after Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. government gave $84.5 million to more than 10,000 households. But Census figures show fewer than 8,000 homes existed there at the time.
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New US jobs soared at the sharpest rate in seven months in October, the government reported yesterday, helped by a surge in construction activity as hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt.
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A trickle of voters across southern Louisiana turned out Saturday to settle the last bit of unfinished business from the 2004 election season &#151; runoffs in two bitterly contested U.S. House races.
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ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana  - The U.S. primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.
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Thousands of people in Louisiana and along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are struggling to rebuild their lives. In some areas, the population and economy are growing, but in others, serious issues remain such as battered infrastructure and violent crime.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Despite slow progress in rebuilding some neighborhoods, New Orleans's population is nearing 300,000, or about 65 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina size, a new report says.
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The United States is showing signs of faster economic growth, according to reports released on Monday on the Midwest and New York City economies and U.S. personal income.