Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Kindergarten, Earth Day, Drugs, Books, Administrative Professionals, Volunteers and more.
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April & May 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Today is Kindergarten Day [ [link removed] ]. Tomorrow is Earth Day [ [link removed] ] and Prescription Drug Take Back Day [ [link removed] ]. This week is Volunteer Week [ [link removed] ]. Sunday is World Book and Copyright Day [ [link removed] ] and the start of Administrative Professionals Week [ [link removed] ] and Library Week [ [link removed] ]. April is Community College Month [ [link removed] ].
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*National Kindergarten Day: April 21*
The 2021 Current Population Survey (CPS) found 4.1 million children in kindergarten, an increase of 370,000 in one year.
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*National Volunteer Week: April 16-22*
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The 2021 Volunteering in America Report found 60.7 million adults (23.2 percent) volunteered 4.1 billion hours. Economic value was estimated at $122.9 billion.
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*Earth Day: April 22*
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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*Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 22*
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The U.S. seasonally adjusted total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67 billion in 1992 to $255 billion in 2021.
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*World Book and Copyright Day: April 23*
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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*Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 23-29 and 26*
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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*
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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*All?**Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for April 2023:*
* Community College Month: April [ [link removed] ]
* NCAA Basketball Men?s Final Four: April 1 and 3 [ [link removed] ]
* National Beer Day: April 7 [ [link removed] ]
* National Siblings Day: April 10 [ [link removed] ]
* National Pet Day: April 11 [ [link removed] ]
* National Volunteer Week: April 16-22 [ [link removed] ]
* NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: April 17 - June TBD, 2023 [ [link removed] ]
* National Tax Day: April 18 [ [link removed] ]
* National Kindergarten Day: April 21 [ [link removed] ]
* Earth Day: April 22 [ [link removed] ]
* Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 22 [ [link removed] ]
* World Book and Copyright Day: April 23 [ [link removed] ]
* Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 23-29 & 26 [ [link removed] ]
* National Library Week: April 23-29 [ [link removed] ]
* National Telephone Day: April 25 [ [link removed] ] (updating soon)
* Maryland 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): April 28
* National Arbor Day: April 28
* National Small Business Week: Apr 30-May 6, 2023
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* National Bike Month: May
* Older Americans Month: May
* World Trade Month: May
* National Nurses Day & Week: May 6 & 6-12
* Public Service Recognition Week: May 7-13
* National Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 8-12 & 9
* Europe Day: May 9
* Minnesota 165th Anniversary of Statehood (1858): May 11
* Mother's Day: May 14
* National Police Week: May 14-20
* Bike to Work Day & Week: May 15-21 & 19
* Armed Forces Day: May 20
* Waitstaff Day: May 21
* National Maritime Day: May 22
* South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23
* Memorial Day: May 29
* Wisconsin 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1848): May 29
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