📅 The Week Ahead: Manufacturing Day

This week, we celebrate the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast contribution to the nation’s economy. The weeklong celebration culminates on Manufacturing Day Friday, October 6. 

Check out our Manufacturing Week homepage, which features manufacturing statistics, data products and stories, and follow us on social media for manufacturing facts and stats throughout the week.

🏭 You May Be Interested In

• Press Release: Census Bureau Celebrates 12th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day
• America Counts: Manufacturing Faces Potential Labor Shortage Due to Skills Gap
• America Counts: Powering the Economy One Chip at a Time

Tuesday: Annual Survey of School System Finances First Look

The Census Bureau will release preliminary data from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances on Tuesday, October 3.

The data provide initial insight into spending per public school pupil (pre-K through 12th grade), as well as revenue and other school system spending details in 41 states and the District of Columbia.

📌 Stats for Stories and More

The month of October is full of observances. Take a look!

🌎💼💡🦀 October is:

• Global Diversity Awareness Month
• Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• National Energy Awareness Month
• National Seafood Month
• Polish-American Heritage Month

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.

What Is the Hispanic or Latino Population in Your State?

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in the classroom with Census Bureau data.

Students can explore Hispanic or Latino population data in their state using our five-minute warm-up activity from the Statistics in Schools program.

More on Hispanic Heritage Month

• Stats for Stories: Hispanic Heritage Month
• Statistics in Schools: Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts
  
• Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month
• En Español: Mes de la Herencia Hispana

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💻 Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

• October 17: Census Updates for Public Health Practitioners
• October 18: Studying Workers Travel Patterns to Employment Centers Using Census Data
• October 23: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: Econ Census Island Areas
• October 25: data.census.gov for Beginners: How to Get Started
• October 30: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: International Trade
• November 6: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: County Business Patterns & Census Business Builder
• November 13: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: Workforce and Small Business

📅 Economic Indicators This Week

Monday: Construction Spending (Construction Put in Place)

Wednesday: Full Report — Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders

Thursday: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

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.