Employment

National Family Caregivers Month: November 2019

The 2018 American Community Survey counted 535,622 childcare workers; 748,466 personal care aides; and 81,700 personal care and service workers, all other.

America Recycles Day: November 15, 2019

In 2018, the EPA reported the recycling rate increased from less than 7% in 1960 to 35%. DYK 10,000 tons recycled supports nearly 16 jobs and $760,000 in wages?

Geography Awareness Week: November 10-16, 2019

The 2016 County Business Patterns program counted 7,645 surveying and mapping establishments in the U.S. with 47,171 employees and $2.7B annual payroll.

Data Visualization Tool for Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

The U.S. Census Bureau released an update to Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Explorer.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: October 26, 2019

The U.S. total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $256B in 2018 and may exceed $270B in 2019.

Second Release of 2018 American Community Survey 1-Year Data Now Available

On October 17th, the U.S. Census Bureau released the remaining profiles and tables for the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

Earth Science Week: October 13-19, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey estimates there are about 8.9M civilians 16 years and over employed in computer, engineering and science occupations.

Fire Prevention Week: October 6-12, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey estimates there were about 333,500 civilians employed full-time as firefighters, fire inspectors and supervisors in the U.S.

National Manufacturing Day: October 4, 2019

On Aug. 24, the U.S. Census Bureau announced new orders for manufactured durable goods in July decreased $4.3B or 1.7% to $246.9B, following a 0.7% June increas

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey estimated that of the noninstitutionalized civilians with a disability in the U.S., 7.6M are employed and 1M are unemployed.

ACS Provides New State and Local Income, Poverty and Health Insurance

Statistics for more than 40 demographic and economic topics provide detailed profiles of communities nationwide.

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.

Census Bureau Releases Schedule for 2017 Economic Census Results

The 2017 Economic Census First Look estimates will include national-level statistics for all 18 NAICS sectors.

Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance: September 11, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey estimates there are 159,387 emergency medical technicians and paramedics, up from 136,900 in 2010.

Minority Enterprise Development Week: September 8-14, 2019

The 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs found that 1.1M of 5.6M firms with paid employees are minority firms and employ 8.7M of the total 121.1M paid employees.

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.

*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.

U.S. Census Bureau Updates Census Business Builder

The U.S. Census Bureau released improvements to Census Business Builder (CBB). Census Business Builder version 2.6 now includes up-to-date employment data.

New U.S. Census Bureau Data Shows Employment Mobility for College Grad

New data showing how college graduates are employed, their mobility and which industries they enter after receiving their degrees.

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.