Business and Economy Trainings
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Business and Economy Webinars
2025
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WebinarFinance Statistics: Data for Businesses and PolicymakersExperts from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys and Public Sector Finance and Tax Statistics will provide valuable insights.
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WebinarInventors and the Allocation of TalentResearch reveals trends on inventors and allocation of talent by linking U.S. patent documents to Census Bureau microdata on people, jobs, and businesses.
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WebinarData and Tools for Disaster RecoveryGain insights from experts at the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies and Emergency Preparedness and Response Team.
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WebinarBuilding a Better Business Plan Using Free Census DataCome celebrate "Small Business Week" and learn how to make a data-driven business plan using key economic data and data tools in this webinar.
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WebinarA Comprehensive Overview of U.S. Census Bureau’s Business ProgramsJoin our webinar for an overview of business data essential to decision-makers and researchers.
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WebinarAre Jobs Leaving Your State?Are jobs leaving your state? This session will offer a data-driven analysis of job movement using Census Bureau’s Job-to-Job Flows metrics.
Business and Economy Data Gems
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Data GemCharting the Economy: How to Explore & Visualize U.S. Services DataSeptember 03, 2025Dive into the powerful economic indicators that reveal real-time shifts in healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, and more!
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Data GemTracking Housing Trends with the Housing Unit Change ViewerMay 30, 2025Curious where new homes are popping up? Watch this video to see how planners and researchers use detailed Census data to track trends right down to the block.
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Data GemExploring the Economic CensusDecember 05, 2024Learn how to access key economic data to support your analysis of local business statistics and industry data by NAICS codes from the 2022 Economic Census.
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Data GemExplorando los datos de vulnerabilidad social de Puerto RicoOctober 18, 2024En este Data Gem, navegaremos a través de la herramienta My Community Explorer para Puerto Rico.
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Data GemExploring Puerto Rico's Vulnerable Populations Data with MCEOctober 18, 2024In this Data Gem video, we’ll dive into the tool My Community Explorer for Puerto Rico.
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Data GemHow to Utilize CBB to Analyze the Economic Effects of DisastersOctober 11, 2024Assess disaster impact on local businesses, supply chains, and more for FEMA Disaster Declaration (DR) areas.
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Data GemEconomic Census and Annual Business Survey Data ReleasesJuly 18, 2024These surveys give us detailed business-related insights about employees, sales, payroll and more.
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Data GemHow to Build Customized Industry Groups and Geographic AreasMay 27, 2024Dive deeper into how to use Census Business Builder to for your specific business analysis needs and how to generate a tailored business report.
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Data GemUSA Trade Online Data ToolAugust 25, 2023Follow along with this Data Gem, where we show you how to track international trade commodities over time using the data tool, USA Trade Data.
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Data GemLocate and Analyze your Customers and Market with CBBMarch 30, 2023Learn to select and visualize variables for your industry which enable you to evaluate ideal locations, learn about your customer base, and more.
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Data GemHow to Access Retail Sales Data for the Nation and StatesDecember 12, 2022In this Data Gem, we demonstrate the Monthly State Retail Sales Tool, which easily allows you to compare year-over-year retail data by sector.
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Data GemHow to Access, Map, and Compare Detailed Veteran DataNovember 09, 2022Learn how to access our tables that contain veteran data, including the Veteran Profile from the ACS and the veteran business ownership data from the ABS.
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Data GemFind What Survey Has the Data You Need with Census Survey ExplorerApril 01, 2022This Data Gem will use practical real-life examples to teach you how search our surveys with the Census Survey Explorer.
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Data GemPART 6: Select a Customized Area to Perform a Labor Market AnalysisMarch 01, 2022Learn how you can use the area selection tool to customize the area on the map to perform data analysis.
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Data GemPART 5: Create an Inflow and Outflow Analysis of your Labor MarketFebruary 22, 2022This Gem shows you how to visualize the inflow and outflow of workers to and from your selection area and the number of workers who live and work in the area.
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Data GemPART 4: Create Destination Analysis to Visualize Jobs & Workforce DataFebruary 15, 2022This Gem adds the ability to select any area in the country to visualize the home or work destinations of the workers employed or living in the area.
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Data GemPART 3: Create a Distance/Direction Analysis to Visualize CommutingFebruary 08, 2022This Gem focuses on showing you how to visualize on a map the distance and direction that workers commute between residence and employment locations.
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Data GemPART 2: How to Create an Area Comparison Analysis to Visualize JobsFebruary 01, 2022Learn how to visualize the comparison of the counts of workers employed or living in each area within your primary selected area in OnTheMap.
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Data GemPART 1: Visualizing Jobs and Labor Force Data with OnTheMapJanuary 24, 2022Learn from our Data Gems Series how to visualize data for your area about workers, jobs and labor force characteristics using OnTheMap.
Business and Economy Courses
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CoursesIntroduction to the Census Bureau Data APIJuly 2024Learn to integrate Census Bureau data within applications and data visualizations through our free API. Construct API calls, use FIPS codes, RStudio, and Excel
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CoursesAn Introduction to Census DataDecember 05, 2023This “Start Here” page is meant to be a quick start guide for beginners but be sure to explore Census Academy’s many resources when you are ready to learn more.
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CoursesDiscovering the American Community SurveyMarch 2023A comprehensive course to survey information, data access, analysis, and statistics for America's largest survey.
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CoursesAnalyzing Census Data in SAS StudioIn this course series, learn how to access, import, visualize, prepare, and analyze U.S. Census Bureau data in SAS Studio.
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CoursesAESDirect Walkthrough: Electronic Export Filing SystemDuration: 1 hour | Level: Beginner | Recommended for: Exporters, Companies
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