National Bike & Roll to School Day: May 3, 2023 National Ride A Bike Day: May 7, 2023 Bike to Work Week 2022: May 15-21, 2023 Bike to Work Day: May 19, 2023 According to The League of American Bicyclists: “May…
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National Nurses Day and Week
From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 4913—National Recognition Day for Nurses, 1982: “Scientific advancements in recent years have dramatically expanded the role of nurses in our health care system, and their knowledge and skills have increased to keep pace with new…
National Nurses Day and Week, Census
From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 4913—National Recognition Day for Nurses, 1982: “Scientific advancements in recent years have dramatically expanded the role of nurses in our health care system, and their knowledge and skills have increased to keep pace with new…
2020 Census Apportionment Brief
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a report outlining 2020 Census population results used to determine each state’s share of congressional seats for the next decade until the 2030 Census. While the apportionment results were released in April 2021, this report…
2022 Voter Turnout Data-Census Bureau
MAY 2, 2023 – Voter turnout for the 2022 U.S. congressional elections was the second highest for a nonpresidential election year since 2000, with 52.2% of the citizen voting-age population participating. And registration rates were the highest for a midterm election…
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Business Operations
APRIL 27, 2023 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released additional data from the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) covering data year 2021. As part of the 2021 ACES, special questions were asked to gather information about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on business operations. Tables provide the impact…
More Education Does Not Erase Racial Disparities in Health Coverage, Census says
Research has shown that uninsured rates are lower for people with more education but an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows that racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage persist even among the more educated. A recent brief that uses data…
Women’s History Month March 2023
National Women’s History Month traces its roots to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over poor working conditions. The first Women’s Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in…
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2023
Congress created Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week in 1978, setting aside early May to coincide with two milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) in the United States, and Chinese workers’ role in…
Where in the United States Are the High-Tech Jobs?
Knowing where high-tech industries are located is crucial for many states and communities because businesses in these industries introduce new products and services, create jobs and drive economic growth. And now a new experimental U.S. Census Bureau data product — Business…