Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Minority Enterprise Development, Incandescent Light Bulb, Nuts, Energy, Seafood and more.
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October & November 2023
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Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week 2023 [ [link removed] ] begins on Sunday, the day we also celebrate the Incandescent Light Bulb [ [link removed] ] and Nut Day [ [link removed] ]. In October we observe Energy Awareness Month [ [link removed] ], Disability Employment Awareness Month [ [link removed] ], Diversity Awareness Month [ [link removed] ], Italian American Heritage Month [ [link removed] ], Polish-American Heritage Month [ [link removed] ], and Seafood Month [ [link removed] ].
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**Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week: October 22-28
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The Annual Business Survey counted 1,151,413 U.S. minority firms with 9,855,518 employees and $357.4 billion in annual payroll in 2020. The White House just issued this proclamation [ [link removed] ].
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**The Incandescent Light Bulb (1879): October 22-23
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In 1879, Thomas Edison and his team made a light bulb with a carbonized filament of uncoated cotton thread that lasted 14.5 hours, long enough to light a home.
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**National Nut Day**: October 22
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According to foreign trade stats, U.S. exports of nuts were valued at $9.3B in 2020, up from $4.9B in 2010. Imports were $2.9B in 2020, up from $1.5B in 2010.
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**Global Diversity Awareness Month: October
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Diversity is all the ways in which we differ: race, ethnicity, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, parental status, educational background, etc.
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*Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: October
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The American Community Survey estimated 16 million people or 4.8% of the total 333.3 million U.S. population in 2022 reported Italian ancestry.
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**National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October
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The American Community Survey estimated that 9.8M noninstitutionalized civilians with a disability in the U.S. were employed and 1.0M were unemployed in 2022.
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*National Energy Awareness Month: October
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Energy [ [link removed] ]
There were 3,856 U.S. electric power generation stations with 124,532 paid employees and an annual payroll of $15.9B in 2021, according to the County Business Patterns report.
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*National Seafood Month: October
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The County Business Patterns counted 10,894 establishments, $4.94B annual payroll, and 94,456 employees in U.S. fishing, seafood and marina industries in 2021.
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*Polish-American Heritage Month: October
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Polans [ [link removed] ]
The 2022 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 331.9M. About 8.2M (roughly 2.5%) reported Polish ancestry.
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*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for October 2023:*
* Global Diversity Awareness Month: October [ [link removed] ]
* Italian American Heritage and Culture Month: October [ [link removed] ]
* National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October [ [link removed] ]
* National Energy Awareness Month: October [ [link removed] ]
* National Seafood Month: October [ [link removed] ]
* Polish-American Heritage Month: October [ [link removed] ]
* German-American Day: October 6 [ [link removed] ]
* Manufacturing Day & Week: October 6 & 6-13 [ [link removed] ]
* Earth Science Week: October 8-14 [ [link removed] ]
* Fire Prevention Week: October 8-14 [ [link removed] ]
* Leif Erikson Day (Nordic-American Heritage): October 9 [ [link removed] ]
* National Nut Day: October 22 [ [link removed] ]
* The Incandescent Light Bulb: October 22-23 [ [link removed] ]
* Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week: October 22-28 [ [link removed] ]
* National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: October 28
*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for November 2023:*
* National Aviation History Month: November
* National Diabetes Month: November
* National Family Caregivers Month: November
* National STEM Day: November 8,
* Geography Awareness Week & GIS Day: November 12-18 & 15
* American Education Week: November 13-17
* America Recycles Day: November 15
* National Family Week: November 19-25
* World Children's Day & National Child's Day: November 20
* Native American Heritage Day: November 24
* Black Friday: November 24
* Small Business Saturday: November 25
* Cyber Monday: November 27
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