September & October 2022

STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)

?This week is Minority Enterprise Development Week and Unmarried and Single Americans Week. Tomorrow is Hunting and Fishing Day. Sunday is Gold Star Mother?s and Family?s Day. Tuesday is World Tourism Day and Ancestor Appreciation Day. September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month.?

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Minority Enterprise Development Week: September 18-24

The 2019 Annual Business Survey counted 1,077,319 minority firms with 9,348,384 employees and $344.5 billion in annual payroll.

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Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 18-24. In 2021, about 46.4% of Americans aged 18 and over, or 117.6 million, were unmarried according to the Current Population Survey. Get Stats

National Hunting and Fishing Day: September 24. The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation found 35.8M anglers, 11.5M hunters, and 86.0M wildlife watchers spent $156.9B. More Stats

Gold Star Mother?s and Family?s Day: September 25. In 1936, the Congress designated the last Sunday in September as "Gold Star Mother's Day" for those who lost a son or daughter in active military service. Stats Here

World Tourism Day: September 27. Trade.gov/SelectUSA reports that the U.S. travel and tourism industry generated almost $1.9 trillion in economic output in 2019, supporting 9.2 million jobs and 2.9% of GDP. Get Stats

Ancestor Appreciation Day: September 27. From the 2021 American Community Survey, the top reported ancestries in the U.S. are German 42.2M, English 31.8M, Irish 31.5M, American 17.7M and Italian 15.9M. Stats Here

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15-Oct. 15. The 2019 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 328,239,523. This includes 60,481,746 (about 18.4%) who identified as Hispanic or Latino. More Stats

Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30. The Census Bureau?s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas affected by hurricanes. Stats Here

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