Published August 27, 2010, 11:45 PM

Baby bust: US birth rate hits historic low in 2009

Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided they couldn't afford more mouths to feed.

By: The Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun

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