📅 The Week Ahead: Summer 2023 ☀️

Summer officially started on June 21!

Welcome the beginning of summer with summertime statistics on theme parks, golf courses, campgrounds, and more.

Check out our Stats for Stories page and follow our #WeTheData campaign on social media to find Census Bureau data that gives you that summer feeling.

Stats for Stories and More

🌊🥛🏳️‍🌈🏕️🏘️ June marks National Ocean Month, National Dairy Month, National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, Great Outdoors Month, and American Housing Month.

July 1 is Postal Worker Day and Postage Stamp Day.

Canada Day is also celebrated on July 1.

🍦🍨 July marks National Ice Cream Month.

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.

As we plan to celebrate Independence Day, we reflect on how our Founding Fathers enshrined in our Constitution the importance of data as a vital tool for measuring America.

🎆 Did you know: There were an estimated 2.5 million people living in our newly independent nation in July 1776.

Explore Census Bureau data on the Fourth of July.

Coming Tuesday: New Survey of Income and Program Participation Data

On Tuesday, June 27, the Census Bureau will release new data from the 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The SIPP is a longitudinal survey that provides comprehensive information about income and assistance program participation of individuals and households in the United States.

The survey collects data and measures changes in characteristics like economic well-being, family dynamics, education, assets, health insurance, child care and food security. 

PSEO Expanding to Include Institutions for Six New Data Partners

Also This Week

• Household Pulse Survey 3.9 Monthly Data Release (June 28)
• 2021 Community Resilience Estimates (June 29)
• Deadline to Submit Cases for the 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review Program Is Approaching (June 30)

View information on more upcoming releases.

🎂 Happy Birthday Virginia!

On Sunday, we celebrated Virginia's 235th anniversary of statehood.

🔎 Did you know? Virginia is the 36th largest state by area and was the 10th state to join the Union.

🐦 The state bird is the Cardinal.

🌳 The state tree is the Flowering Dogwood.

🌇 The largest city is Virginia Beach.

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💻 Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

• June 28: Data.census.gov Q&A Webinar - June 2023
• June 28: Long Term Own and Dynamic Complementarity Effects of the WIC Program
• June 29: Exploring Census Data: Housing & Real Estate
• July 12: Journalists and the American Community Survey
• July 13: Deep Diving into the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) - It's All in the Tools Webinar Series
• July 20: Using OnTheMap for Labor Force and Employment - It's All in the Tools Webinar Series
• July 27: Exploring Census Data: Race & Ethnicity

📅 Economic Indicators This Week

Monday: Preliminary U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products

Tuesday: Advance Report on Durable Goods – Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

Tuesday: New Residential Sales

Wednesday: Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale)

Thursday: Monthly State Retail Sales

About the Census Bureau

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