📅 The Week Ahead: Back to School 

It’s back-to-school season, and an estimated 54.1 million K-12 students and 5.7 million teachers are set to return to the classroom this fall.

Teachers make up the majority of the nearly 10 million people working in the nation’s elementary and secondary schools. This number also includes principals, school bus monitors, teaching assistants, and janitors.

Find a busload of Census Bureau data and back-to-school resources on education spending, school enrollment, household internet access, and more in our new Stats for Stories article.

📝 New on the Director's Blog 

In this new blog, Acting Director Dr. Ron Jarmin discusses a critical part of our ongoing transformation efforts and shows how we're evolving our Business Ecosystem to better measure our dynamic population and economy.

💻 Thursday: Exploring the World of Census Health-Related Data

Join us Thursday, August 7, for an overview of our health-related surveys and datasets. We will also walk you through related data tools that can deliver the Census Bureau data you need.

TIGER/Line Geodatabases for 2025

The Census Bureau recently released 2025 TIGER/Line Geodatabases, spatial extracts from the Census Bureau’s Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System for use with geographic information systems software. The 2025 vintage includes the metro and micro areas, combined statistical areas, and metropolitan divisions.

📈 Economic Indicators

Monday: Full Report — Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders

Tuesday: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

Thursday: Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

Upcoming Webinars

• August 14: Finance Statistics: Data for Businesses and Policymakers
• August 14: From Chaos to Coordination: Utilizing the Census Bureau’s Emergency Management Hub
• August 20: Introduction to the American Community Survey
• August 27: Extract, Analyze, and Visualize LODES from the LED Extraction Tool
• August 28: Connecting Dots: Turning Data into Educational Impact

Stay Connected with the Census Bureau

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📌 In Case You Missed It

Explore the first data from one of our newest surveys, the Annual Integrated Economic Survey.

Estimates based on 2023 data are available at the national, regional, and divisional levels for select two- and three-digit North American Industry Classification System industries.

New Small Area Health Insurance Estimates show the rate of individuals in the U.S. under the age of 65 without health insurance decreased in 194 counties and increased in 85 counties between 2022 and 2023.

Check out more data highlights and explore our data tools to create tables and maps for your area.

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.

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