Upcoming
2023 Product CalendarThe U.S. Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product scheduled for release in 2023. These products are listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s online product calendar, which is updated as needed throughout the year.
2020 Census
Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Apportionment BriefThe U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the 2020 Census Apportionment Brief, which covers 2020 Census population results used to determine each state’s share of congressional seats for the next decade until the 2030 Census. This report provides written context of trends in congressional apportionment, makeup of the apportionment population, distribution of seats among the states and the method used for calculation. (Scheduled for release March 15.)
American Community Survey
New ACS Data Products Available for the 2022 State Legislative DistrictsThe U.S. Census Bureau will release new social, economic, housing and demographic statistics for the 2022 state legislative districts. The four data profiles will be available for all 6,832 state legislative districts (1,958 upper chamber and 4,874 lower chamber) for the 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. They will be available on the Census Bureau's FTP site and a web-based lookup tool on the ACS website. These data products will be produced from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. More information about the ACS is available on the ACS website. (Scheduled for release March 16.)
Demographic
County and Puerto Rico Municipio Population Estimates: July 1, 2022Internet tables and detailed downloadable files will show annual population estimates and rankings for counties and Puerto Rico municipios and components of change for counties since the 2020 Census. (Scheduled for embargo starting March 28; for public release on March 30.)
Estimates of U.S. Population by Age and Sex
A downloadable file containing July 1, 2022, estimates of the resident U.S. population by single year of age and sex will be released on the Population and Housing Unit Estimates webpage at . In the coming months, the U.S. Census Bureau will release additional population estimates for cities and towns, as well as national, state and county population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. (Scheduled for release April 13.)
New 2021 Journey to Work Report
The U.S. Census Bureau will release a new report, Home-Based Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic, that describes trends in working from home during 2019 and 2021. The report uses data from the 2019 and 2021 American Community Survey one-year estimates to describe sociodemographic, occupational and geographic patterns associated with working from home during the year before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the first full year after the pandemic’s onset. (Scheduled for release in April.)
Household Pulse Survey
The experimental Household Pulse Survey is an effort by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergent issues are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning. Data collection for phase 3.8 will begin March 1, with data dissemination, including detailed data tables and public use data files, on a monthly basis. (Scheduled for release March 22, April 19 and May 17.)
School Pulse Panel
The Census Bureau has begun collecting data from schools for the new School Pulse Panel (SPP) as part of efforts to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and staff in U.S. public schools. The SPP is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and collects data on instructional mode offered, learning loss mitigation strategies, staffing levels, safe and healthy school mitigation strategies, use of technology and more. To learn more, visit the School Pulse Panel webpage.
Economic
Quarterly Services Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau is adding 40 seasonally adjusted series to the Quarterly Services Report. Beginning with the fourth quarter 2022 release, seasonally adjusted expenses will be available for selected industries within: Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other Services (except public administration). The data will be published on Table 1b of the press release and can also be accessed from the time series database at www.census.gov/econ/currentdata (Scheduled for release March 14.)
First-look 2022 Annual Business SurveyThe U.S. Census Bureau will release a new infographic from the Annual Business Survey (ABS) detailing employees’ working from home status before, during and after the first year of the coronavirus pandemic by race. Data are shown for the percentage of employer businesses in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Also being released are preliminary data from the 2022 ABS. Data will show the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on employer businesses by sex, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. The ABS is conducted jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation. (Tentatively scheduled for release March 14.)
Benefits of Using Census Data to Recruit Students into Liberal Arts Programs
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute will present the “Benefits of Using Census Data to Recruit Students into Liberal Arts Programs.” Findings show humanities and social science degree completions declining over the past 10 years. This webinar shows college liberal arts programs how to use new U.S. Census Bureau salary and industry data to help students understand the return on investment they can expect from a liberal arts education. (Scheduled for March 15.)
2021 Annual Capital Expenditures for Robotic Equipment
The Census Bureau will release new Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) estimates. ACES estimates by kind of business add detail to national-level estimates of investment in machinery and equipment. Capital expenditures for both industrial and service robotic equipment were collected for the first time in the 2018 ACES. Beginning with the 2020 ACES, the estimates reflect data requested for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries in which the robotic investment was made. (Scheduled for release March 22.)
2023 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Virtual Workshop
Join us for our 2023 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Virtual Workshop with keynote speaker Jesse Rothstein, professor of public policy and economics, Carmel P. Friesen Chair in public policy, faculty director, California Policy Lab, University of California Berkeley. This year’s theme, “LED: Big Data Illuminating Local Outcome,” highlights the work of our state Labor Market Information (LMI) partners and other data users through plenary sessions. The event is free and open to the public but registration is encouraged. Details will be posted on our event’s page. Information on previous workshops can be found at https://lehd.ces.census.gov/learning/. (Scheduled March 28–30.)
New Total Business Ownership by Demographics Webpage
The U.S. Census Bureau will launch a new webpage that brings together several sources of business owner demographic data into one convenient location for data users. The Total Business Ownership by Demographics page provides a comprehensive hub for data on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by sex, ethnicity, race and veteran status. Webpages that previously hosted data from the Survey of Business Owners, Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, Annual Business Survey and Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics will be redirected for 90 days once the Total Business Ownership Demographics site is up. (Tentatively scheduled for release in April.)
Business Trends and Outlook SurveyThe U.S. Census Bureau launched a new survey to measure business conditions on an ongoing basis. The Business Trends and Outlook Survey (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.BTOS experimental data products are representative of all single-location employer businesses in the U.S. economy, excluding farms. The data allows greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely data for key economic measures. The first data were released October 13, 2022 and will continue to be released biweekly and available by sector, state and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas.
Monthly Business Formation Statistics
Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely and high-frequency data on business applications and employer business formations on a monthly basis. The data are available at the state, regional and national level and by industry sector at the national level. The next monthly BFS release is March 10 and will include February 2023 data. Business Formation Statistics - Release Schedule (census.gov).
Stats for Stories
Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting U.S. Census Bureau statistics that relate to current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. The story ideas are intended to assist the media in story mining and producing content for their respective audiences.
- Equal Pay Day: March 14, 2023
- St. Patrick’s Day: March 17, 2023
- National Poultry Day: March 19, 2023
- National Agriculture Day & Week: March 21 & March 21-27, 2023
- World Water Day: March 22, 2023
- National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29, 2023
- National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, 2023
- National Doctors Day: March 30, 2023
- MLB Opening Day: March 30, 2023
- NCAA 2021 Women’s and Men’s Basketball Final Fours: March 31 - April 3, 2023
- Community Colleges Month: April 2023
- National Beer Day: April 7, 2023
- National Siblings Day: April 10, 2023
- National Pet Day: April 11, 2023
- National Volunteer Week: April 16-22, 2023
- Tax Day: April 18, 2023
- National Kindergarten Day: April 21, 2023
- Earth Day: April 22, 2023
- National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: April 22, 2023
- World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2023
- Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 23-29 & April 26, 2023
- National Library Week: April 23-29, 2023
- National Telephone Day: April 25, 2023
- Maryland 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): April 28, 2023
- National Arbor Day: April 28, 2023
