National Nursing Assistants Day and Week: June 17 and 17-23, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey counted 958,206 nursing assistants, 761,338 personal care aides, and 279,345 home health aides working full-time in the U.S.

Adapting the American Community Survey Amid COVID-19

We adapted the American Community Survey amid the pandemic to keep both the nation informed, and our staff and the people who respond safe.

National Waitstaff Day: May 21, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey counted 2,167,363 waiters/waitresses ages 16 and over employed in the U.S. About 34.4% were full-time and 69.2% were female.

National Police Week: May 9-15, 2021

In March 2019, the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll counted 906,037 full-time police employees in the US with a monthly payroll of $5.98 billion.

National Nurses Day and Week: May 6 and May 6-12, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 2,389,655 registered nurses, 920,780 nursing assistants, and 585,167 licensed practical and vocational nurses.

National Teacher Appreciation Week and Day: May 3-7 and May 4, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey counted about 5.74M teachers in the U.S. including preschool to postsecondary, special ed, tutors, assistants and other.

National Bike Month: May 2021

In 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 805,722 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from about 865,000 in 2012 and up from 665,000 in 2007.

National Arbor Day: April 30, 2021

The 2018 County Business Patterns program counted 8,690 forestry and logging establishments, with 54,024 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.

Academy Awards: April 25, 2021

The 2017 Economic Census reports 22,253 establishments in motion picture and sound recording industries with 340,981 employees and an $18.1B annual payroll.

National Telephone Day: April 25, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey found that just 1.0% (1,263,227) occupied housing units out of 122,802,852 had no telephone service available.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 24, 2021

The U.S. total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $298B in 2020 and may exceed $300B in 2021.

2019 County Business Patterns Now Available

Transportation and Warehousing led all business sectors with the largest rate of employment growth with an increase of 7.5% in the U.S.

Four States Added to Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the release of new states in the PSEO experimental data product: Louisiana, Ohio, Maine and Connecticut.

Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data

The new data examines the educational attainment of adults by demographic and social characteristics such as age, sex, race, nativity, industry and occupation.

Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 18-24 & 21, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 2,009,727 secretaries and administrative assistants including 219,808 executive, 51,042 legal, and 58,533 medical.

National Pet Day: April 11, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated full-time, year-round, civilian employed veterinarians at 71,009, assistants 36,286, and animal trainers 34,038.

National Library Week: April 4-10, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 139,287 full-time librarians and media collections specialists. There are a total of 116,867 libraries in the U.S.

Public Transportation Commuters Concentrated in Large Metro Areas

A new report released today shows that 70% of the nation’s public transportation commuters live in one of the seven largest metropolitan areas.

National Doctors Day: March 30, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 698,316 civilians 16 years and over were employed as “Other physicians.” Median earnings was $217,588.

Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29, 2021

The 2017 Statistics of U.S. Businesses counted employment of 128.6M, of which 68.0M worked for enterprises 500+ in size and 60.5M for those under 500.