📅 The Week Ahead: New Population Estimates to be Released

Reminder: This Thursday we will release Vintage 2022 population estimates for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and local governmental units, including incorporated places, minor civil divisions and consolidated cities.

We will also release housing unit estimates for the nation, states and counties.

Learn more about our population estimates ahead of this week's release.

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Stats for Stories and More

👩 Yesterday was Mother's Day.

👮‍♀️ From May 14-20, we mark National Police Week. 

🚲 May 15-21 is Bike to Work Week. Friday is Bike to Work Day. May is National Bike Month.

🎖️ On Saturday, we will celebrate Armed Forces Day. 

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

May also marks Older Americans Month and World Trade Month and Week.

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.

The event will be recorded and available for viewing in the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File Press Kit. A transcript will also be available in the press kit.

In Case You Missed It

Last week, we announced the phase 1 winners of the StatVentures Supply Chain Challenge!

StatVentures, a Census Open Innovation Labs initiative, invited participants to propose new ways to improve America's supply chain data. Eleven winners were selected for their unique approaches, including the use of satellite imagery, transaction data standards, and more.

Household Pulse Survey

On Wednesday, May 17, the Census Bureau will release new data from phase 3.8 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The survey is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.

Data collection for phase 3.8 began on March 1, with data dissemination, including detailed data tables and public use data files, on a monthly basis.

Coming May 18: New Data from the Annual Survey of School System Finances

The Census Bureau will release new data from the 2021 Annual Survey of School System Finances on Thursday, May 18. Tables will provide new data on current spending per pupil in addition to data on revenues, expenditures, debt and assets for public schools (pre-K to grade 12) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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💻 Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

• 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 - It’s All in the Tools Webinar Series
• 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

Tuesday: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services

Tuesday: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales

Wednesday: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions)

Friday: Advance Services Report

About the Census Bureau

We serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world’s premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions.