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Director's Blog
Recapping a Phenomenal 2023 at the U.S. Census Bureau
As my second year as director of the U.S. Census Bureau draws to a close, I have been reflecting on all that we’ve accomplished in 2023 – and it’s a lot.
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National Miners Day: December 6, 2023
Q2 2023 Quarterly Financial Report found mining corporations had unadjusted sales of $104.1, down $43.2B from Q2 2022, and down $8.4B from Q1 sales of $112.5B.
Random Samplings Blog
2022 Economic Census – End of Data Collection
Serving as the cornerstone of the nation’s economic statistics, the economic census is the most comprehensive measure of our nation’s economic activity.
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Cyber Monday: November 27, 2023
According to USA.Gov, “Cyber Monday is the day with sales and discounts across online retailers.” Check out these shopping stats and other links.
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Small Business Saturday: November 25, 2023
In 2021, there were an estimated counted 8,148,606 U.S. small businesses. Most (7,037,001) had fewer than 20 employees and averaged about 4.3 each.
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Black Friday: November 24, 2023
The retail trade sector had 1,036,879 establishments, 15.8 million employees and $541.4B in annual payroll in 2021, according to the County Business Patterns.
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Geography Awareness Week: November 13-17, 2023
The County Business Patterns counted 992 U.S. Geophysical Surveying and Mapping establishments with 6,907 employees and a $622.6M annual payroll in 2021.
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National Diabetes Month: November 2023
The County Business Patterns program in 2021 counted 8,440 U.S. kidney dialysis centers with 131,953 paid employees and a $7.6 billion annual payroll.
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National Nut Day: October 22, 2023
According to foreign trade stats, U.S. exports of nuts were valued at $9.3B in 2020, up from $4.9B in 2010. Imports were $2.9B in 2020, up from $1.5B in 2010.
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The Incandescent Light Bulb (1879): October 22-23, 2023
In 1879, Thomas Edison and his team made a light bulb with a carbonized filament of uncoated cotton thread that lasted 14.5 hours, long enough to light a home.
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Fire Prevention Week: October 8-14, 2023
The 2022 American Community Survey estimates there were about 404,000 civilians employed full-time as firefighters, fire inspectors and supervisors in the U.S.
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National Manufacturing Day: October 6, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau joins a group of public and private organizations in celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy.
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Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: October 2023
The American Community Survey estimated 16 million people or 4.8% of the total 333.3 million U.S. population in 2022 reported Italian ancestry.
Press Release
Census Bureau Celebrates 12th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day
The U.S. Census Bureau next week will begin a series of events to recognize the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast contribution to the nation’s economy.
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National Coffee Day: September 29, 2023
U.S. imports of green coffee were $3.6B from January to July 2023, down from $4.2B during the same period in 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau trade stats.
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National Wilderness Month: September 2023
The 1964 Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which now includes 803 areas (111,889,002) in 44 states and Puerto Rico.
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World Tourism Day: September 27, 2023
Trade.gov/SelectUSA reports that the U.S. travel and tourism industry generated almost $1.9T in 2019, supporting 9.2M jobs and 2.9% of Gross Domestic Product.
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National Dance Day: September 16, 2023
The County Business Patterns estimates there were 745 U.S. dance companies with 8,170 employees and an annual payroll of $291,829 million in 2021.
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National Staffing Employee Week: September 11-17, 2023
The 2021 County Business Patterns program counted 58,072 employment services establishments with a total of 7,090,847 paid employees and a $417B annual payroll.
Press Release
Census Bureau Announces New 2022 Annual Integrated Economic Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau this week announced the launch of the 2022 Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES).
Random Samplings Blog
Transforming the Census Bureau’s Annual Surveys of Businesses
As part of the Census Bureau’s ongoing commitment to innovation, we are working to reengineer our processes to increase efficiency and improve the data generate
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National Thrift Store Day: August 17, 2023
According to the 2021 County Business Patterns stats, there were 18,640 used merchandise stores in the U.S. with 189,892 employees and a $4.38B annual payroll.
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National Ice Cream Month and Day: July and July 16, 2023
The 2021 County Business Patterns program reports that the ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing industry had 442 establishments and 22,767 paid employees.
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New Hampshire 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): June 21, 2023
New Hampshire gained statehood on June 21, 1788 – (9th state). Nickname: The Granite State. Motto: Live Free or Die.
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Summer 2023: June 21-September 23
In the United States, summer 2023 begins with the Summer Solstice on June 21 at 10:58 a.m. EDT and ends with the Autumnal Equinox on Sept. 23 at 2:50 a.m. EDT.
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West Virginia 160th Anniversary of Statehood (1863): June 20, 2023
West Virginia gained statehood on June 20, 1863 – (35th state). Nickname: Mountain State. Motto: Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free).
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Certified Nursing Assistants Week: June 15-21, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey counted 825,238 nursing assistants, 777,894 personal care aides, and 261,045 home health aides working full-time in the U.S.
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National Ocean Month: June 2023
There are 255 coastline counties in the U.S. located in three regions across 23 states: the Atlantic Ocean (129), Pacific Ocean (70), and Gulf of Mexico (56).
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Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29, 2023
Wisconsin gained statehood on May 29, 1848 – (30th state). Nicknames: Badger State, America’s Dairyland. Motto: Forward.
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South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23, 2023
South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788 – (8th state). Nickname: The Palmetto State. Motto: Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope).
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National Waitstaff Day: May 21, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey counted 1,686,901 waiters/waitresses aged 16 and over employed in the U.S. About 29.1% were full-time and 70.9% were female.
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National Bike Month: May 2023
In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 616,153 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from 805,722 in 2019.
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World Trade Month and Week: May and May 21-27, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns program counted 8,212 forestry and logging establishments, with 50,710 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.
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National Arbor Day: April 28, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns program counted 8,212 forestry and logging establishments, with 50,710 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.
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National Telephone Day: April 25, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey found that just 0.9% (1,152,803) occupied housing units out of 127,544,730 had no telephone service available.
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National Library Week: April 23-29, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 141,808 full-time librarians and media collections specialists. There are a total of 123,627 libraries in the U.S.
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