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





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?? The Week Ahead: The Stories Census Bureau Data Told in 2022

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Take a look at some of the America Counts stories that revealed shifts in our population, from growing diversity and declining poverty to where and how we live.

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You May Be Interested In

* *Monthly Feature: December 2022 By the Numbers: Year in Review [ [link removed] ]*
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?? Observances

In *December*, we celebrate the *2022 Holiday Season* [ [link removed] ].

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with *Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]*.

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Call for Workshop Presentations for the 2023 LED Partnership Virtual Workshop

The LEHD program is welcoming proposals to present at the 2023 LED Partnership Virtual Workshop held on March 28-30, 2023. We will be highlighting the work of our state Labor Market Information (LMI) partners and other data users through plenary sessions.

This year’s theme is “LED: Big Data Illuminating Local Outcomes,” and we are interested in presentations from a wide variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to: workforce development, economic development, transportation planning, economic analysis, and emergency management. We are particularly interested in examples from our state partners and strongly encourage LMI shops to apply.

Additional information regarding the agenda and the workshop *will be posted [ [link removed] ]* in the coming weeks. Please see *this document [ [link removed] ]* for additional proposal guidelines and contact information.

The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, January 9, 2023. Direct any additional questions about the workshop to *[email protected]*.

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2020 Census Urban Areas Release

On *Thursday, December 29*, we will release the list of 2020 Census urban areas as well as clarification of criteria for identifying both individual urban areas and the rural areas of the nation.

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Redefining Urban Areas following the 2020 Census [ [link removed] ]

After each decennial census, we redefine urban and rural areas to provide a baseline for analyzing urban and rural populations and economic activity.

Following the 2020 Census, there are three key changes to our urban area criteria. Read about them in our new blog.

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Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day

As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau will release total population projections for the nation and world for January 1, 2023. For the nation, these projections show annual population growth and growth since Census Day (April 1) 2020. The release, *scheduled for December 29*, will also include components of change estimates (births, deaths and net international migration). Simulated real-time growth of the U.S. and world populations is available on the Census Bureau’s Population Clock.

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data.census.gov Workshops:

Basics of Using the Microdata Access Tool

Our participatory classes walk you through examples of creating tables in the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) within data.census.gov. Microdata Access on data.census.gov/mdat allows you to create custom tables that are not available in the pre-made tables on data.census.gov without having to use your own statistical software or special programming.

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


* *January 6: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET [ [link removed] ]*
* *January 19: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET [ [link removed] ]*
* *January 30: 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET [ [link removed] ]*

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?? Happy Birthday Iowa, Texas, and Georgia!

*Tomorrow*, we will celebrate *Iowa's 176th anniversary [ [link removed] ]* of statehood. On *Thursday, December 29*, we will celebrate *Texas' 177th anniversary [ [link removed] ]* of statehood, and on *Monday, January 2*, we will celebrate *Georgia's 235th anniversary [ [link removed] ]* of statehood.

Iowa population and demographics [ [link removed] ]

?? *Did you know?* Iowa is the *23rd* largest state by area and was the *29th* state to join the Union.

?? The state bird is the *Eastern Goldfinch*.

?? The state nickname is the *Hawkeye State*.

?? The largest city is *Des Moines*.






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?? Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

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

* *January 5: Census Business Builder (CBB) v5.0 Demonstration [ [link removed] ]*
* *January 12: Using the Census Survey Explorer to Get Started [ [link removed] ]*
* *January 18: Puerto Rico and the American Community Survey [ [link removed] ]
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* *January 19: 2023 Commercial Outlook Businesses, Banks and International Trade [ [link removed] ]*
* *January 26: Finding Your Way Through Census Bureau Geographies [ [link removed] ]*

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?? Releases This Week

*Tuesday: Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale) [ [link removed] ]*

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*Wednesday: Preliminary U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products [ [link removed] ]*

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