Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about the Oscars, Sunshine Week, Equal Pay, Pi, Agriculture, Nurses, Poultry and more.
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March & April 2024
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Sunday is the Oscars [ [link removed] ] (Academy Awards) and the start of Sunshine Week [ [link removed] ] (Freedom of Information). Tuesday is Equal Pay Day [ [link removed] ]. Thursday is Pi Day [ [link removed] ] and Potato Chip Day [ [link removed] ]. March 17-23 is Agriculture Week [ [link removed] ]. March 19 is Certified Nurses Day [ [link removed] ] and Poultry Day [ [link removed] ]. March is Frozen Food Month [ [link removed] ] and Red Cross Month [ [link removed] ].
Oscars [ [link removed] ]
*96th Oscars/Academy Awards: March 10*
The 2021 Annual Business Survey reported 25,755 employer firms in motion picture and sound recording industries, 229,763 employees, and a $19.1 billion annual payroll.
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*Sunshine Week: March 10-16
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*Freedom of Information Day: March 16*
FOI [ [link removed] ]
President Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act on July 4, 1966. The American Society of News Editors launched Sunshine Week in 2005.
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**Equal Pay Day: March 12
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In 1973, full-time working women earned a median of 56.6 cents to every dollar men earned. In 2022 (49 years later), women earned 84.0, a gain of 27.4 cents.
EPD [ [link removed] ]
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**Pi Day: March 14
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Pi [ [link removed] ]
The first 6 digits of pi (π) are 3.14159, which means it's a good time to celebrate on March 14 (3/14) at 1:59 (am/pm). Pi is infinitely long, a never-ending number.
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*National Potato Chip Day: March 14
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The U.S. exported $230.6 million of potato chips (“prepared or preserved, not frozen") in 2023. The top importing countries were Canada, Mexico, the UAE and the Philippines.
Potato [ [link removed] ]
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*National Agriculture Week: March 17-23
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*National Agriculture Day: March 19*
Ag [ [link removed] ]
The 2022 American Community Survey estimates there were 463,298 farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers (402,198 male and 61,100 female) in the U.S.
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*Certified Nurses Day: March 19
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The 2022 American Community Survey estimates there were 2,607,050 registered nurses employed full-time, year-round in the U.S. (2,247,784 female and 359,266 male).
Nurses [ [link removed] ]
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*National Poultry Day: March 19
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Poultry [ [link removed] ]
The County Business Patterns program counted 526 poultry processing establishments in the U.S. with 238,200 employees earning $9.45 billion in annual payroll in 2021.
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*Frozen Food Month: March 2024*
*Frozen Food Day: March 6, 2024*
The Annual Survey of Manufacturers reported the U.S. frozen food manufacturing industry had 82,991 employees with $4.3 billion in annual payroll in 2021.
Frozen [ [link removed] ]
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*Red Cross Month: March*
Red Cross [ [link removed] ]
The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data critical to Emergency Management about mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts.
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*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for March 2024:*
* Employee Appreciation Day: March 1 [ [link removed] ]
* Red Cross Month: March [ [link removed] ]
* Frozen Food Month & Day: March & 6 [ [link removed] ]
* International Women's Day: March 8 [ [link removed] ]
* 95th Oscars®/Academy Awards: March 10 [ [link removed] ]
* Sunshine Week & FOI Day: March 10-16 & 16 [ [link removed] ]
* Equal Pay Day: March 12 [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ]
* Pi Day: March 14 [ [link removed] ]
* Potato Chip Day: March 14 [ [link removed] ]
* National Agriculture Week & Day: March 17-23 & 19 [ [link removed] ]
* Certified Nurses Day: March 19 [ [link removed] ]
* National Poultry Day: March 19 [ [link removed] ]
* National Single Parent Day: March 21 [ [link removed] ] (updating soon)
* World Water Day: March 22 [ [link removed] ] (updating soon)
* MLB Opening Day: March 28
* National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29
* National Vietnam War Veterans Day: March 29
* National Doctors Day: March 30
*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for April 2024:*
* Arab American Heritage Month: April
* Community College: April
* *Special Edition* 75th Anniversary of NATO: April 4, 2024
* NCAA 2024 Women's and Men's Basketball Final Fours: April 5-8
* National Beer Day: April 7
* National Library Week: April 7-13
* National Siblings Day: April 10
* National Pet Day: April 11
* Tax Day: April 15
* National Kindergarten Day: April 21
* Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 21-27
* National Volunteer Week: April 21-27
* Earth Day: April 22
* NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: April 22-Jun 18 (at the latest)
* World Book and Copyright Day: April 23
* National Telephone Day: April 25
* National Arbor Day: April 26
* National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: April 27
* National Small Business Week: April 28 - May 4
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