📆 The Week Ahead: Emergency Management

Today is Monday, August 1, and we are raising awareness of emergency management as parts of Kentucky have been overcome by floodwaters.

August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week. Additionally, August is known for Back to School preparation.

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2022 Appalachia Floods: Emergency Management

Last week, powerful floodwaters swallowed towns that hug creeks and streams in Appalachian valleys and hollows. The floods swamped homes and businesses, trashed vehicles, and crunched runaway equipment and debris against bridges. Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard are searching for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities.

The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness, and recovery efforts.

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Census Bureau Releases COVID-19 Economic Brief

The U.S. Census Bureau, on July 28, released a report on how economic surveys captured the initial shock and resulting impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as economic trends since the national emergency was declared.

The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Economic Impact brief uses data from the Quarterly Services Survey, Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey, and Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey to gauge the pandemic’s impact on key economic sectors.

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Census Bureau Releases New Occupations, Earnings and Job Characteristics Report

The U.S. Census Bureau, on July 27, released a new report, Occupations, Earnings, and Job Characteristics, that highlights the features of U.S. workers and their employment conditions.

The report uses data from the 2018 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) one-year estimates to describe workers’ occupations, schedule arrangements, median earnings and earnings arrangements, and coverage through employer-provided health insurance. The sample consists of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population age 16 or older working in at least one job.

🎂 Happy Birthday, Colorado!

Today, we are celebrating Colorado's 146th anniversary of statehood.

Did You Know?

Colorado joined the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
Colorado's population increased by 744,518 from 2010-2020.
The state nickname is the Centennial State.

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💻 Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

Census Academy: Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

August 4: Women and Minority Owned Businesses and Entrepreneurs: 2022 Back to Data Basics Webinar Series
August 9: Using Census Bureau Data for Grant Writing: 2022 Back to Data Basics Webinar Series
August 18: Exploring Census Data Webinar: Public Sector
August 24: Introduction to the American Community Survey
August 25: Data for Congressional and State Legislative Districts: 2022 Back to Data Basics Webinar Series
August 30: Data at Your Door: Census API Decoded
September 1: The American Community Survey: A Comprehensive Look - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series
September 7: Statistics in Schools and American Community Survey Data for Classrooms
September 8: Data Access and Cross Tabulation Using MDAT - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series
Spetember 20: Finding Census Bureau Data to Complete a Business Plan - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series
September 27: Your Tribal Nation by the Numbers: Accessing American Indian and Alaska Native Statistics - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series
September 28: Using the American Community Survey Summary File
September 29: Veteran Data by the Numbers - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

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📅 Releases This Week

Monday: Construction Spending (Construction Put in Place)

Monday: August 2022: By the Numbers

Monday: America Counts: Wealth Inequality in the U.S. by Household Type

Tuesday: Housing Vacancies and Homeownership

Wednesday: Full Report - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders

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

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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.