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Census in the Time of COVID

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we quickly adapted our plans and adjusted the 2020 Census schedule.

PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 27, 2020

Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 2 Weekly Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Small Business Pulse Survey.

PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 26, 2020

Census Bureau Releases New Report on Retail Workers

The U.S. Census Bureau released Retail Workers: 2018 , a new report on the nation’s retail workforce.

PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 25, 2020

2020 Census Paid Temporary Workers

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun releasing the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay during a specific weekly pay period.

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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Promoting 2020 Census Participation in a Pandemic

The U.S. Census Bureau and its partners find creative ways to promote 2020 Census in the face of stay-at-home orders and businesses shuttered by COVID-19.

STORY | AUGUST 26, 2020

Gulf Coast Businesses in the Path of Hurricane Laura

Population impacted by Hurricane Laura is of concern to emergency managers but so are more than 200,000 businesses in coastline areas in Louisiana and Texas.

STORY | AUGUST 26, 2020

Schooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey shows that nearly 93% of households with school-age children reported engaging in “distance learning” from home.

STORY | AUGUST 20, 2020

Census Bureau Launches Phase 2 Small Business Pulse Survey

New topics are covered in Phase 2 of the survey, from the change in the number of hours employees work from home to the rehiring of workers.

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