Stats for Stories:

February & March 2019

91st Oscars/Academy Awards: February 24 The 2016 County Business Patterns reports 25,497 establishments in motion picture and sound recording industries with 447,578 employees and $17.4B payroll. Learn More

Employee Appreciation Day: March 1 According to the 2016 American Community Survey, there were more than 106 million full-time, year-round workers in the U.S. and median earnings were $45,860. Learn More

Mardi Gras: March 5 Since the 2010 Census, the population of New Orleans city has grown by 14.4% as of July 1, 2017, versus 3.3% for Louisiana and 5.5% for the U.S.  Learn More

Additional Stats for Stories for February 2019:

• American Heart Month: February
• Not updated in 2019: Groundhog Day: February 2
• Not updated in 2019: National Women Physician Day: February 3
• Super Bowl LIII: February 3
• Mail Carrier Day: February 4
• Weatherperson's Day: February 5
• Chinese New Year: February 5
• National Pizza Day & Bagel Day: February 9
• Grammy Awards: February 10

• National Inventors’ Day: February 11

• Valentine’s Day: February 14

• Oregon 160 Years of Statehood: February 14

• Presidents’ Day: February 18 

Coming Up in March 2019:

• International Women's Day: March 8
• National Agriculture Week & Day: March 10-16 & 14
• Sunshine Week & Freedom of Information Day: March 10-16 & 16
• Potato Chip Day: March 14
• Pi Day: March 14

About Stats for Stories

Stats for Stories links you to Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your story ideas to life.