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Press Release
Data Available For Areas Impacted by Earthquake in Alaska
Residents in Anchorage, Alaska and surrounding areas experienced a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2018
To commemorate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the Census Bureau has compiled a list of statistics about this race group.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
Hispanic Heritage Month 2018
In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week.


Director's Blog
Innovation in Economic Measurement and the Vital Role of Collaboration
Last week I was fortunate to attend the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which brought together policy makers, economists, members of the media and other experts.


Press Release
Number of Women-Owned Employer Firms Increases
Women-owned employer firms in the United States increased by approximately 2.8 percent in 2016 to 1,118,863 from 1,088,466 in 2015.


Stats for Stories
*Special Edition* Fires in California: August 2018
Cal Fire says the Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest in state history. Mendocino County has a population estimate of 88,018 and 41,107 housing units.


Press Release
Census Bureau Announces New 2017 Annual Business Survey
The ABS is a new survey that replaces three existing surveys and includes a new innovation content module.


Press Release
2017 Economic Census Deadline Extended
The U.S. Census Bureau has granted a one-week extension for the 2017 Economic Census due to high call volumes and long wait times.


Press Release
2016 E-Stats Report: Measuring the Electronic Economy
2016 e-commerce statistics on shipments, sales and revenues from four sectors of the economy: manufacturing, wholesale, services and retail.


Director's Blog
2017 Economic Census Has Launched
On May 1, the 2017 Economic Census launched as the U.S. Census Bureau began notifying 3.7 million businesses nationwide by mail with instructions on how to complete the survey online.


Stats for Stories
2017 Economic Census Response: May 1-June 12, 2018
All businesses with paid employees, except those covered by the Census of Agriculture and the Census of Governments, are counted in the economic census.


Press Release
2016 County Business Patterns Shows Overall Growth in Employment
Construction led all sectors in the largest rate of employment growth with an increase of 5.0 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to new economic statistics.


Director's Blog
Director's Blog: Making our Statistics Accessible, Anywhere, Anytime
The U.S. Census Bureau is proud to announce a new collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.


Press Release
U.S. Census Bureau Prepares Economic Census Mail Out
The U.S. Census Bureau will mail out instructions for filling out the 2017 Economic Census to businesses nationwide in early May.


Press Release
2016 Annual Retail Trade Survey
National estimates of annual sales, e-commerce sales, end-of-year inventories, purchases, operating expenses, and more.


Random Samplings Blog
Celebrating First Anniversary of the Advance Quarterly Services Report
February 2018 marks one year since the U.S. Census Bureau rolled out the Advance Quarterly Services Report, which provides estimates of revenue for selected aggregate service industries.


Press Release
2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau released the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey report for data year 2016.


Research Matters Blog
Business Formation Statistics: A New Census Bureau Product that Takes the Pulse of Early-Stage U.S. Business Activity
Employer business startups (new firms with employees) play a key role in job creation and productivity growth in the U.S. economy.


Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Economists to Present at 2018 Allied Social Science Association and American Economic Association Meeting in Philadelphia
U.S. Census Bureau economists will present results from their research at the annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) and American Economic Association (AEA) in Philadelphia Jan. 5-7, 2018.

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