Here's a quick note on what's coming up to keep you up to date as we continue through the month of October.





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Global Diversity Awareness Month

By the Numbers: Global Diversity; In October, we celebrate Global Diversity Awareness Month. [ [link removed] ]

This month, we celebrate *Global Diversity Awareness Month* [ [link removed] ], honoring how diversity and inclusion can serve as a catalyst for achieving excellence and advancing equity.

Explore Census Bureau data and learn more about other October observances by checking out our By the Numbers page.

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*You May Be Interested In*

*America Counts: Broad Diversity of Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Population [ [link removed] ]*

*Data Visualization: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census [ [link removed] ]*

*America Counts: Improved Race and Ethnicity Measures Reveal U.S. Population Is Much More Multiracial [ [link removed] ]*

*America Counts: Nation’s Teachers More Diverse but Still Lag Racial, Ethnic Makeup of Students [ [link removed] ]*

*Monthly Feature: October 2022: By the Numbers [ [link removed] ]*



?? More Observances

This coming *Saturday, October 22*, we mark *National Nut Day [ [link removed] ]*.

On *October 22-23*, we celebrate the anniversary of Thomas Edison's *invention of the incandescent light bulb [ [link removed] ]*.

This October, we celebrate *Global Diversity Awareness Month [ [link removed] ]*, and we mark *National Disability Employment Awareness Month* [ [link removed] ].

*National Energy Awareness Month* [ [link removed] ] and *National Seafood Month [ [link removed] ]* also take center stage in October.

Additionally, October is *Polish-American Heritage Month [ [link removed] ]* and *Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month [ [link removed] ]*.

*Stats for Stories* [ [link removed] ]

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Director's Blog: Thoughts on Identity and Diversity for Hispanic Heritage Month (Part 5) [ [link removed] ]

In his latest Hispanic Heritage Month blog post, Director Robert Santos shares his thoughts on identity and diversity.

Learn how his leadership role at the Census Bureau has propelled his identity journey.

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Data Release: Business Trends and Outlook Survey [ [link removed] ]

On October 13, the U.S. Census Bureau released data from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. The BTOS is the successor to the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), a high-frequency survey that measured the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events like hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses.

The BTOS increases the scope of the SBPS to include large single-location employer businesses (those with 500 or more employees). It provides insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely data for key economic measures every two weeks.

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Census Bureau Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Venture Fund to Improve Data Collection [ [link removed] ]

StatVentures, an initiative of Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), will scout technology through collaborations with nongovernment innovators to ensure the U.S. Census Bureau continues to provide quality data effectively and efficiently. Through multiphase competitions, StatVentures will invite participants to propose new ways the Census Bureau can collect and improve the nation’s supply chain data.

With the advent of e-commerce, changes in logistics processes and technologies and adoption of emerging technologies to enable new data streams, the Census Bureau wants to explore additional data sources and measurement techniques to supplement or supplant its current products and methodologies. StatVentures will work through a multiphase process. During the first phase, 10 winners will be awarded $10,000 each and invited to join a cohort of innovators in the next phase. In two subsequent phases of competition, these teams will work with the Census Bureau to develop their concepts into working models with the potential for adoption by the Census Bureau.

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?? Workshops: Making the Most of Mapping in data.census.gov

Join us in this participatory class as we look at mapping capabilities in data.census.gov. You’ll learn the basics of mapping, including how to map data found in tables available in the site. Next, you’ll learn how to use the mapping capabilities to discern between geographies and determine if they have changed over time. Then you’ll take a quick look at another great mapping tool offered by the Census Bureau—TIGERweb.

Time is allotted throughout the training for questions. General familiarity with navigating data.census.gov is recommended. Using two monitors is recommended for this class, if available.

Registration is required to attend these workshops. Attendance is limited to 50 participants per session.


* *****October 25: ****11:00 am - 2:00 pm ET [ [link removed] ]*********
* *****October 28: ****11:00 am - 2:00 pm ET [ [link removed] ]*********

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?? Upcoming Census Academy Webinar

Census Academy: Back to Data Basics Webinar Series [ [link removed] ]

* *October 19: Impacts of the Pandemic Recession and Re-Employment in Oregon [ [link removed] ]*

*More Upcoming Webinars* [ [link removed] ]




?? Releases This Week

*Wednesday: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions) [ [link removed] ]*



*See Economic Indicators* [ [link removed] ]






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