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National Ocean Month: June 2023
There are 255 coastline counties in the U.S. located in three regions across 23 states: the Atlantic Ocean (129), Pacific Ocean (70), and Gulf of Mexico (56).
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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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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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Celebrating Census Bureau Employees During Public Service Recognition Week
One of the most rewarding roles is that of being a public servant. It puts a smile on my face each morning.
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National Teacher Appreciation Week and Day: May 8-12 and May 9, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey counted about 5.95M teachers in the U.S. including preschool to postsecondary, special ed, tutors, assistants, and other.
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National Nurses Day and Week: May 6 and May 6-12, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 2,535,581 registered nurses, 825,238 nursing assistants, and 423,489 licensed practical and vocational nurses.
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National Bike Month: May 2023
In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 616,153 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from 805,722 in 2019.
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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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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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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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Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 23-29 and 26, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 1,889,381 secretaries and administrative assistants including 233,339 executive, 46,669 legal, and 67,982 medical.
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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 Kindergarten Day: April 21, 2023
The 2021 Current Population Survey found 4.1M children in kindergarten, an increase of 370,000 in one year.
Press Release
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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National Pet Day: April 11, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated full-time, year-round civilian employed veterinarians at 71,009, assistants 36,286, and animal caretakers 144,411.
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Census Bureau Releases New Journey-to-Work Report
The U.S. Census Bureau released a report describing trends in working from home before and after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020.
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Census Bureau Releases New Version of OnTheMap With 2020 LODES Data
The U.S. Census Bureau today released updated versions of the LEHD LODES data product and the OnTheMap application.
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National Doctors Day: March 30, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated 712,332 civilians 16 years and over were employed as “Other physicians.” Median earnings was $226,590.
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Certified Nurses Day: March 19, 2023
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 2,523,490 registered nurses in the United States. Over 2.1 million were female and nearly 337,000 were male.
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Equal Pay Day: March 14, 2023
In 1973, full-time working women earned a median of 56.6 cents to every dollar men earned. In 2021 (48 years later), women earned 83.7, a gain of 27.1 cents.
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New Work-From-Home Data by Race and Ethnicity Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau released preliminary data from the Annual Business Survey (ABS) showing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses.
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Pi Day: March 14, 2023
The first 6 digits of pi (π) are 3.14159, which means a good time to celebrate on March 14 (3/14) at 1:59 (am/pm). Pi is infinitely long, a never-ending number.
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95th Academy Awards: March 12, 2023
The 2020 Annual Business Survey reported 24,666 employer firms in motion picture and sound recording industries, 306,697 employees, and a $17.6B annual payroll.
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Sunshine Week & Freedom of Information Day: March 12-18 & 16, 2023
President Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act on July 4, 1966. The American Society of News Editors launched Sunshine Week in 2005.
Press Release
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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International Women’s Day: March 8, 2023
From 2000 to 2021, the percentage of women who work as veterinarians, pharmacists, mathematicians, legislators, and chief executives have all increased.
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Employee Appreciation Day: March 3, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated about 109.6M full-time, year-round civilian workers aged 16 and over in the U.S. and median earnings were $53,888.
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Super Bowl LVII (57): February 12, 2023
The big game involves two top-50 U.S. metro areas by estimated population: #7 Philadelphia (6,228,601) vs. #31 Kansas City (2,199,490), playing in Glendale, AZ.
Press Release
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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65th GRAMMY Awards: February 5, 2023
According to the 2021 American Community Survey, there were 19,770 music directors and composers and 35,698 musicians and singers in the United States.
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National Weatherperson’s Day: February 5, 2023
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs for atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists, will grow 4% to 9,400 from 2021 to 2031.
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