Employment

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.

*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.

Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26, 2019

July 26, 1990: President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.

Postal Workers Day and Postage Stamp Day: July 1, 2019

According to the 2017 American Community Survey, there are an estimated 392,070 male and 295,118 female employees in the U.S. Postal Service.

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.

2014 SIPP Multiple Jobholders Report

This report uses data from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine the characteristics of people who held multiple jobs in 2013.

National Waitstaff Day: May 21, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey counted 2,244,325 waiters/waitresses ages 16 and over employed in the U.S. About 32.8% were full-time and 69.5% were female.

National Police Week: May 12-18, 2019

In March 2016, the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll counted 883,878 full-time police in the U.S. with a monthly payroll of $5.3 billion.

Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2019

A host of statistical information on the Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population groups.

National Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 6-10 & 7, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey counted about 4.8M teachers in the U.S. including preschool to postsecondary, special ed and other teachers and instructors.

National Bike Month: May 2019

In 2017, the Census Bureau estimated that about 837,000 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from about 865,000 in 2012 and up from 665,000 in 2007.

World Trade Month: May 2019

The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $49.4B in February from $51.1B in January, as exports increased more than imports.