📅 The Week Ahead: National Teacher Appreciation Week and Day 👩‍🏫

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!

We’re saying thank you to our country’s educators for their dedication and effort in shaping the minds of our future generation.

Check out our Stats for Stories article to learn more about this observance and explore related Census Bureau data.

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This week, we also mark Public Service Recognition Week. 

National Nurses Week continues this week, running from Saturday, May 6-Friday, May 12.

In May, we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

🚲 May also marks National Bike Month, Older Americans Month, and World Trade Month and Week.

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.

Director's Blog: Celebrating Census Bureau Employees During Public Service Recognition Week

Census Bureau employees work diligently to better serve the American public. Every day, we collect survey data from respondents at their homes through door-to-door visits; process and analyze data; communicate findings to the public; and handle the critical support functions that enable us to accomplish our mission. The data that we collect and produce are a national asset, a genuine treasure.

Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics

On Thursday, May 11, the Census Bureau plans to release the 2019 Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics. This annual series provides subnational data on demographics of business owners for businesses that have no paid employees or payroll, are subject to federal income tax and have receipts of $1,000 or more. These statistics are the accompanying dataset to the Annual Business Survey data on employer businesses and when combined with the Annual Business Survey, provide a complete picture of business owner demographics such as sex, race, ethnicity and veteran status.

AAPOR Research Conference

From May 10-12, Census Bureau researchers and other survey research professionals across the nation will present findings at the 78th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference. This year’s conference is a forum for Census Bureau staffers to present and discuss their research on a spectrum of topics.

Check back later this week for more information.

🎂 Happy Birthday Minnesota!

On Thursday we will celebrate Minnesota's 165th anniversary of statehood.

🔎 Did you know? Minnesota is the 14th largest state by area and was the 32nd state to join the Union.

🌲 The state tree is the Norway Pine.

🌊 The state nickname is the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

🌇 The largest city is Minneapolis.

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💻 Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

• May 11: Statistics in Schools: An Overview
• May 16: Webinar on Release of 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File
• May 17: The Importance of Off-Farm Income to the Agriculture Economy
• May 18: Learn How Census Is Leveraging Real Dollar Data and Completing the Trade Picture
• May 25: Disability Data Through a Different Perspective
• May 25: Exploring Census Data: Emergency Management
• May 30: Accessing 2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics Data Using data.census.gov
• May 31: American Indians and Alaska Natives and the American Community Survey
• May 31: Back on the Trade Road: Navigating Your Way to New Export Sales

📅 Economic Indicators This Week

Monday: Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

Friday: Business Formation Statistics

About the Census Bureau

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