Here's a quick note on what's coming up to keep you up to date as we continue through October.





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?? The Week Ahead: Puerto Rico Webinar Series ??

PR Webinar Series How To Access [ [link removed] ]

Explore upcoming webinars in our *Puerto Rico webinar series [ [link removed] ]* to learn about data and resources for Puerto Rico.

This series covers data found in a wide range of Census Bureau surveys and programs, including workforce, business, and international trade data.

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Upcoming Webinar

* *Tuesday, October 24: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: How to Access and Use Data from the Puerto Rico Community Survey [ [link removed] ]*

Tuesday: Current Population Survey Modernization Efforts Webinar

The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are set to hold the first in a joint webinar series to share updates and lay the groundwork for improvements to the Current Population Survey (CPS), one of the oldest, largest and most well-recognized surveys in the nation.

The CPS is the primary source of labor force statistics, a key Principal Federal Economic Indicator, and is used to collect critical data measuring the nation’s economic and social well-being through supplemental questions to the monthly basic CPS questions. 

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*Date:* Tuesday, October 24
*Time:* 2:00 p.m. ET

*Press Kit: Current Population Survey Modernization [ [link removed] ]*

?? Thursday: 2022 Annual Business Survey

On Thursday, the Census Bureau will release detailed data tables from the 2022 Annual Business Survey covering reference year 2021. Data will include estimates on the number of firms, receipts, payroll and employment by sector, sex, ethnicity, race and veteran status.

Tables show data on various owner and business characteristics at the national, state and metropolitan statistical area geographic levels.

Data will also include module characteristics of businesses statistics, showing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on employer businesses by sex, ethnicity, race and veteran status. 

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?? Saturday: National Chocolate Day

Chocolate Day [ [link removed] ]

Saturday, October 28 is National Chocolate Day!

According to the 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures, the value of shipments in the Chocolate and Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing industry was $18.4 billion.

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New Today: 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics Noisy Measurement File 

Today the Census Bureau released the Noisy Measurement File associated with the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File. This research-based statistical product is the intermediate output of the new 2020 Disclosure Avoidance System’s TopDown Algorithm, which generates noisy measurements when it applies differentially private noise to each of the tabulations from the confidential data.

Noisy measurements help data users analyze the impact of the new 2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance System. 

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*Stats for Stories and More*

*??*?? *Sunday, October 22 *was the start of *Minority Enterprise Development Week [ [link removed] ]. *It was also *National Nut Day [ [link removed] ].*

*?? *The *Incandescent Light Bulb [ [link removed] ] *was created *October 22-23.*

*??*????*?? ***More observances in the month of *October*:


* *Global Diversity Awareness Month [ [link removed] ]*
* *Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month [ [link removed] ]*
* *National Disability Employment Awareness Month [ [link removed] ]*
* *National Energy Awareness Month [ [link removed] ]*
* *National Seafood Month [ [link removed] ]*
* *Polish-American Heritage Month [ [link removed] ]*

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.

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?? Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

Census Academy: Back to Data Basics Webinar Series [ [link removed] ]



* *October 24: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: How to Access and Use Data from the Puerto Rico Community Survey [ [link removed] ]*
* *October 25: data.census.gov for Beginners: How to Get Started [ [link removed] ]**
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* *October 26: Resources to Boost Innovation and Competitiveness for U.S. Manufacturers [ [link removed] ]*
* *October 30: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: Using data.census.gov to Map Data from the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) [ [link removed] ]
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* *October 30: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: International Trade [ [link removed] ]*
* *November 1: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: MDAT to Tabulate Data for Puerto Rico [ [link removed] ]*
* *November 2: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: Using the API to Access Data for Puerto Rico [ [link removed] ]*
* *November 6: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: County Business Patterns & Census Business Builder [ [link removed] ]*
* *November 13: Puerto Rico Webinar Series: Workforce and Small Business [ [link removed] ]*

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?? Economic Indicators 

*Wednesday: New Residential Sales [ [link removed] ]*

*Thursday: Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale) [ [link removed] ]*

*Thursday: Advance Report on Durable Goods — Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders [ [link removed] ]*

*Thursday: Preliminary U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products [ [link removed] ]*

*Economic Indicators* [ [link removed] ]






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