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May & June 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Tomorrow is Armed Forces Day. Sunday is Waitstaff Day. Monday is Maritime Day. Tuesday is South Carolina's 235th Anniversary of Statehood. May celebrates Biking (today is Bike to Work Day), Older Americans, and World Trade.?
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Armed Forces Day: May 20
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. had 257.1 million people 18 years and over, and of those, 16.5 million, or 6.4 percent, were veterans.
National Waitstaff Day: May 21
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 Maritime Day: May 22
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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. |
South Carolina 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): May 23
South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788 ? (8th state). Nickname: The Palmetto State. Motto: Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope). |
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National Police Week: May 14-20
Peace Officers Memorial Day: May 15
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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. |
National Bike Month: May
Bike to Work Week 2022: May 15-21
Bike to Work Day: May 19
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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Older Americans Month: May
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The 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) estimated there were 55,892,014 people aged 65 and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 331,893,745, or 16.8%. |
World Trade Month: May
World Trade Week: May 21-27
On May 4, 2023, the FT900 reported the goods and services deficit was $64.2 billion in March, down $6.4 billion from $70.6 billion in February,
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