County Business Patterns (CBP)

National Staffing Employee Week: September 16-22, 2019

The 2016 County Business Patterns program counted 52,030 employment services establishments with a total of 6,438,966 paid employees and $264B annual payroll.

Labor Day: September 2, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey counted 109.3 million full-time, year-round civilian-employed population 16 years and over in the U.S., up from 94.7 in 2010.

National Preparedness Month: September 2019

The 2017 American Housing Survey found that 52.9% of U.S. homes have a prepared emergency evacuation kit and 58.6% have an emergency water supply.

National Wilderness Month: September 2019

The 1964 Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which now includes 803 areas (111,368,221 acres) in 44 states and Puerto Rico.

Summer 2019: June 21-September 23

In the U.S., summer 2019 begins with the Summer Solstice on June 21 at 10:54 a.m. EST and ends with the Autumnal Equinox on September 23 at 02:50 a.m. EST.

2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30

The Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas affected by hurricanes.

National Aviation Day: August 19, 2019

The 2016 Annual Survey of Manufactures valued U.S. shipments from aircraft manufacturing at $121 billion, down from $124 billion in 2015.

*Special Edition* Woodstock 50th Anniversary: August 15-18, 2019

In 1969, a crowd of up to 200,000 was expected to hear 32 of the top musical acts of the time, but estimates of the actual attendance ranged up to 500,000.

Woodward Dream Cruise: August 17, 2019

The Woodward Dream Cruise draws 40,000 classic cars and 1.5 million people. The cruise runs from Ferndale to Pontiac in Oakland County, population 1.26 million.

National Thrift Store Day: August 17, 2019

According to the 2016 County Business Patterns, there were 20,079 used merchandise stores in the U.S. with a total of 208,500 paid employees.

National Health Center Week: August 4-10, 2019

The 2016 County Business Patterns program counted 40,589 outpatient care centers in the U.S. with 941,863 paid employees and $49.3 billion annual payroll.

79th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: August 2-11, 2019

In 2018, South Dakota DOT reported traffic entering Sturgis for the 10-day rally was 505,969. The highest total of 747,032 was in 2015 for the 75th rally.

World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2019

The 2018 Population Estimates found the resident population age zero was 3,848,208 — down about 96,000 from the 2010 Census count of 3,944,153.

Back to School 2019: August

The October 2017 Current Population Survey found 76.4 million total students enrolled in school, which is 24.7 percent of the population 3 years and older.

Puerto Rico Constitution Day: July 25, 2019

According to QuickFacts, the population estimate for Puerto Rico was 3,195,153 on July 1, 2018, a decline of 14.3% from the 2010 Census on April 1, 2010.

National Ice Cream Day: July 21, 2019

In 2016, the ice cream and frozen desert manufacturing industry had 451 establishments and 20,891 paid employees according to 2016 County Business Patterns.

*Special Edition* 50th Anniversary, Moon Landing: July 20, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey counted 123,484 Aerospace engineers and 11,183 Atmospheric and space scientists.

National Nursing Assistants Week: June 13-20, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey counted 1.24 million nursing, psychiatric and home health aides working full-time in the U.S.

National Cheese Day: June 4, 2019

The Annual Survey of Manufactures found that the product shipments value of cheese manufacturing in the U.S. grew from $23B in 2006 to $40B in 2016.

Great Outdoors Month: June 2019

The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation counted more than $157 billion in expenditures for wildlife-related recreation.