📅 The Week Ahead: Halloween 🎃
Tomorrow is Halloween!
As our We the Data social media promotion continues, remember to like and share our posts on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
And don't forget to use the map below to find a spooky-sounding place near you!
For more Halloween-related facts, including some sweet Census Bureau data, check out our Facts for Features.
👻🏫 You May Be Interested In
 💻 Puerto Rico Webinar Series
Explore upcoming webinars in our Puerto Rico webinar series 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.
 💻 Wednesday: MDAT to Tabulate Data for Puerto Rico
This webinar is designed for data users who want to learn how to access data for Puerto Rico from the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT), which allows users to build their own tables by selecting variables, geographies, and table format.
Our presenters will walk participants through the basics of MDAT, the difference in data availability in MDAT versus data.census.gov, and how to find data for Puerto Rico and other relevant geographies. Participants will be shown several examples on how to access data for Puerto Rico from the American Community Survey by building tables in MDAT in their web browser.
Date: Wednesday, November 1
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
💻 Thursday: Using the API to Access Data for Puerto Rico
This webinar is designed for data users who want to learn how to access data for Puerto Rico from the Census Bureau Data Application Programming Interface (API) without the need of third-party software or programming knowledge.
Our presenters will walk participants through the basics of what the API is, why it can be useful, and how it can be used to find data for geographies in Puerto Rico. Participants will be shown several examples on how to access data for Puerto Rico from various datasets by pulling data from the API in their web browser.
Date: Thursday, November 2
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
📊 Stats for Stories and More
The month of October is full of observances. Take a look!
🌎💼💡🦀 October is:
November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.
Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.
📌 In Case You Missed It
In his latest blog, Census Bureau Director Robert Santos discusses our interwoven research agenda for the 2030 Census and the enumeration of historically undercounted people.
Of our 55 research projects in preparation for the 2030 Census, over half involve research that addresses our ability to effectively enumerate these critically important populations.
💼 In Case You Missed It
New Census Bureau data on minority owned, veteran owned, and women owned businesses are now available from the 2022 Annual Business Survey.
There were approximately 5.9 million employer firms in total in 2021, of which 21% were minority-owned, 5.2% were veteran-owned, and 22% were owned by women.
🎂 Happy Birthday Nevada, North Dakota, and South Dakota!
Tuesday, we celebrate Nevada's 159th anniversary of statehood.
On Thursday, we will celebrate North Dakota and South Dakota's 134th anniversaries. They were the 39th and 40th states to join the Union.
🔎 Did you know? Nevada is the 7th largest state by area and was the 36th to join the Union.
🌲 The state tree is the Single-Leaf Piñon.
⚒️ The state nickname is the Silver State.
🌆 The largest city is Las Vegas.
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