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National Cheese Day: June 4, 2023
The Annual Survey of Manufactures found that the product shipments value of cheese manufacturing in the U.S. grew from $47.6B in 2018 to $57.2B in 2021.
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2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30
The U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas affected by hurricanes.
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American Housing Month: June 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey counted 142.15M housing units, up 3.61M from 2018, and up 10.36M from 131.79M in 2010.
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Great Outdoors Month: June 2023
The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation counted more than $157 billion in expenditures for wildlife-related recreation.
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The Fourth of July: 2023
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation.
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Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29, 2023
Wisconsin gained statehood on May 29, 1848 – (30th state). Nicknames: Badger State, America’s Dairyland. Motto: Forward.
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Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions on an ongoing basis.
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South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23, 2023
South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788 – (8th state). Nickname: The Palmetto State. Motto: Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope).
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National Maritime Day: May 22, 2023
The 2021 County Business Patterns counted 143,325 employees in ship and boat building, 95,754 in support activities, including 61,763 in marine cargo handling.
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National Waitstaff Day: May 21, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey counted 1,686,901 waiters/waitresses aged 16 and over employed in the U.S. About 29.1% were full-time and 70.9% were female.
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Armed Forces Day: May 20, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. had 257.1 million people 18 years and over, and of those, 16.5 million, or 6.4 percent, were veterans.
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Providing Users With Accessible Data
Many people associate the U.S. Census Bureau with the decennial census, the once a decade count of every person living in the United States.
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National Police Week: 14-20, 2023
In March 2021, the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll counted 924,326 full-time police employees in the U.S. with a monthly payroll of $6.38 billion.
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Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release
The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States.
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Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions on an ongoing basis.
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Census Bureau Releases Nonemployer Business Data by Demographic Characteristics of Owners
Women owned 41.1% of the nation’s businesses without paid employees and had $313.6 billion in receipts in 2019, according to the latest NES-D.
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Minnesota 165th Anniversary of Statehood (1858): May 11, 2023
Minnesota ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 11, 1858 – (32nd state). Nickname: Land of 10,000 Lakes. Motto: L'Étoile du Nord (The Star of the North).
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Public Service Recognition Week: May 7-13, 2023
The 2021 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll counted 14.9M full-time and 4.0M part-time employees working in state and local government in the U.S.
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New Business Ownership Data Hub
A one-stop shop for its economic surveys that measure demographic data for businesses and business owners.
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Older Americans Month: May 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated there were 55,892,014 people aged 65 and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 331,893,745, or 16.8%.
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World Trade Month and Week: May and May 21-27, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns program counted 8,212 forestry and logging establishments, with 50,710 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.
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Small Business Week: April 30-May 6, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns found that 4.4M of all 8.0M establishments in the U.S. had 1 to 4 employees. Just under 200,000 had 100 employees or more.
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National Arbor Day: April 28, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns program counted 8,212 forestry and logging establishments, with 50,710 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.
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2021 County Business Patterns Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP). This annual series of statistics provides subnational economic data by industry.
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Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions on an ongoing basis.
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Census Bureau Releases 2021 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Business Operations
The U.S. Census Bureau today released additional data from the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) covering data year 2021.
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National Telephone Day: April 25, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey found that just 0.9% (1,152,803) occupied housing units out of 127,544,730 had no telephone service available.
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National Library Week: April 23-29, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 141,808 full-time librarians and media collections specialists. There are a total of 123,627 libraries in the U.S.
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World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns counted 6,570 establishments as book stores and news dealers, down from 7,996 in 2014, a period of six years.
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Earth Day: April 22, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns found 1,673 establishments in hydro-solar-wind-geothermal-biomass-other electric power generation with 18,777 paid employees.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 22, 2023
The U.S. seasonally adjusted total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $255B in 2021.
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National Tax Day: April 18, 2023*
Q4 2022 combined state and local tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, and income taxes increased 2.4% to $502.7B from $490.9B in Q4 2021.
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Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release
The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States.
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Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions on an ongoing basis.
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It’s Not Too Late to Respond to the 2022 Economic Census
The due date for responding to the 2022 Economic Census has passed, but it’s not too late to respond.
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Todavía hay tiempo para responder al Censo Económico del 2022
Todavía hay tiempo para responder al Censo Económico del 2022
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