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The Week Ahead: National Technology DayĀ š»
Welcome to 2023!
ThisĀ Friday, January 6,Ā isĀ National Technology Day. Our Statistics in Schools program offers several tools that students can use to access Census Bureau data, help improve their data literacy, and prepare for the jobs of the future.
Use our Teachers' Guide to Data Access Tools to discover our free resources for students from pre-kindergarten to high school.
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 š Observances
JanuaryĀ marksĀ National Poverty in America Awareness Month andĀ National Hot Tea Month.
Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations withĀ Stats for Stories.
In case you missed it, we projected the United States population on January 1, 2023 would be 334,233,854.
The combination of births, deaths and net international migration increases the U.S. population by 1 person every 27 seconds.
Learn more about U.S. and world population projections on America Counts.
Call for Presentations: 2023 LED Partnership Virtual Workshop
The LEHD program is welcoming proposals to present at the 2023 LED Partnership Virtual Workshop March 28-30.Ā
This yearās theme is āLED: Big Data Illuminating Local Outcomes,ā 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.Ā
The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, January 9.Ā Additional information on the agenda and workshop will be posted in the coming weeks.Ā
In his latest blog post, Census Bureau Director Robert Santos looks back on his experiences since being sworn in as the 26th director.
Read about how he is embracing his role of public servant while leading the nation's largest federal statistical agency.
 Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.7
On Thursday, January 5, the Census Bureau will release new data from phase 3.7 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The survey is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agenciesĀ to provide nearĀ real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting peopleās lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.Ā
Data collection for phase 3.7 began on December 9, with data dissemination, including detailed data tables and public use data files, on a monthly basis.
Upcoming 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.
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š Happy Birthday Alaska, Utah, and New Mexico!
Today we celebrateĀ Alaska's 64th anniversaryĀ of statehood. On Wednesday,Ā January 4, we celebrateĀ Utah's 127th anniversaryĀ of statehood, and onĀ Friday, January 6, we celebrateĀ New Mexico's 111th anniversaryĀ of statehood.
 šĀ Did you know?Ā Alaska is theĀ largest state by area and was theĀ 49thĀ state to join the Union.
š² The state tree is theĀ Sitka Spruce.
š The state nickname is the Last Frontier.
š The largest city isĀ Anchorage.
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