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Geography Awareness Week

Our geography program provides meaning and context to Census Bureau data through a variety of resources like interactive maps, reference maps, shapefiles, and more.

Learn more about our geography program and resources.

Honoring Veterans for Veterans Day

For November's We the Data series, we spotlighted Census Bureau data on the veteran population leading up to Veterans Day.

Did you know: Veterans who served after 9/11 are more likely than other veterans to have a service-connected disability, even after accounting for differences in age, health, sex, and economic resources.

Read our America Counts story to learn more.

Facts for Features: The Veteran Population

In 2021, there were 16.5 million military veterans in the United States.

Discover more Census Bureau data about veterans on our Facts for Features page.

In 2021, workers between the ages of 16 and 24 made up 12.7% of total employment across all occupations but only 6.8% of all STEM workers in the United States.

Read more about STEM workers.

Emergency Management and Preparation: Hurricane Nicole

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

🌀 If you were tracking Hurricane Nicole, check out our emergency management data tools and resources before the next storm.

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In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint resolution designating November as National American Indian Heritage Month.

Also known as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Heritage Month, the commemoration offers Americans an opportunity to better understand the culture and history of the AIAN population.

Check out our Census Bureau history page to learn more.

National STEM Day, which was held on November 8, encourages kids to explore their interests in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

In 2019, there were nearly 10.8 million workers in STEM occupations. For more data nuggets around National STEM Day, check out our Stats for Stories article.

Statistics in Schools: Pathways in STEM

Teachers: Get your students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers with our Statistics in Schools activity.

Using an interactive data visualization, students can illustrate the dynamic relationship between college majors and jobs, with a special focus on STEM workers.

They will explore the characteristics and educational attainment level of STEM-related and non-STEM workers.

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This classic video game debuted 50 years ago this month! ️

The electronic table tennis game was one of the first computerized arcade games and helped launch a market for home video game consoles.

Use Census Bureau data and records to learn more about the history of video games.

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