📅 The Week Ahead: National Poverty in America Awareness Month

This National Poverty in America Awareness Month, we're sharing Census Bureau data, data visualizations, and resources to help you better understand poverty in the United States.

Explore data highlights on poverty in our latest Stats for Stories article. 

💻 New Census Academy Webinar Series

 Topics, Tools, and Data to Use: Strolling Through Census Bureau Data

Census Academy is launching its 2025 webinar series on January 30. The series will showcase our data tools, data visualizations, and data tables while using real-life scenarios as a guide. Selected webinar topics will include poverty, geography, business and economy, and emergency management. 

• January 30: Measuring Poverty Using Census Bureau Data

📅 Holidays and Observances

🕊️ Martin Luther King Jr. Day was January 20.
❤️ National Spouses Day is January 26.
🎂 Michigan's Statehood Anniversary is January 26.
🎉 Kansas' Statehood Anniversary is January 29.
🧩 National Puzzle Day is January 29.

One of the many features of data.census.gov is the ability to create maps with Census Bureau data. In this Data Gem, we will show you how to use our mapping feature to customize and visualize data for your area.

Learn about our nation’s capital with our new Kahoot! game from the Statistics in Schools team. Test your knowledge of Washington, D.C., and explore topics like household income, education, and more with Census Bureau data.

📌 In Case You Missed It

Former military drone operators and operational intelligence specialists have some of the highest earnings after leaving service, according to new Census Bureau data.

Explore how military occupations translate to the civilian labor market on America Counts. 

Related Content 

• News Release: Census Bureau Releases New Veteran Employment Outcomes

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💻 Upcoming Webinars

• January 28: Towards a Principled Framework for Disclosure Avoidance
  
• January 30: Salario mínimo e inequidad de ingresos en Puerto Rico – Guest Speaker Series
• February 19: Exploring the Enhanced Veteran Employment Outcomes Data Tool
• February 26: Discovering the American Community Survey 1-Year Supplemental Estimates

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.