Recent Updates & Releases

Balancing Privacy and Accuracy

The Census Bureau released demonstration data products designed to help our data user community better understand the disclosure avoidance system for the 2020 Census and its impact on data quality and protection.

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• Infographic: A History of Census Privacy Protections
• 2020 Census Data Products

Ready to Work on the 2020 Census? 

The first step is to complete the online job application. This will include some assessment questions about your education, work, and other experience.

Watch this video to learn more about 2020 Census job opportunities!

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2020 Census Statistics in Schools Program Kicks Off Nationwide

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program and Shelby County schools in Tennessee held a nationwide kickoff highlighting new 2020 Census classroom activities for students to learn about the importance of having everyone in their families counted in the census next March. Read More

On the Calendar

Stats for Stories and Facts for Features provide links to timely newsworthy statistics that relate to observances, holidays, anniversaries and current events.

• Geography Awareness Week & GIS Day: Nov. 10-16 and 13, 2019
• America Recycles Day: Nov. 15, 2019
• Washington 130th State Admission Anniversary (42nd state): Nov. 11, 2019
• Veterans Day: Nov. 11
• Montana 130th State Admission Anniversary (41st state): Nov. 8, 2019

• National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations (NAC) Fall Meeting: November 7-8, 2019

• The 2019 Holiday Season

• National Aviation History Month: November 2019

• National Family Caregivers Month: November 2019

• Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30

See a list of upcoming data releases dates on the calendar.

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Can Census Data Drive Business Growth and Job Creation?

Businesses use population statistics to help decide where to add jobs or open new stores, offices or other businesses in communities across the country.

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• Effects of Economic Downturn on Private and Public Employment
• What Drives Productivity Growth?

Recent Releases:

• 2020 Census Nationwide Recruitment Campaign Gets Underway

• 2019 Census Test Preliminary Results
• Geographic Mobility Data for States and Place of Birth Tables

• 2020 Census In-Field Address Canvassing Operation Ends

• Second Release of 2018 American Community Survey 1-Year Data Now Available

• Older Population in Rural America

• U.S. Census Bureau Statement on State Data Sharing Agreements

Key Player in Disaster Response: The U.S. Census Bureau

Data from the census are used to allocate millions of dollars in federal funding each year, including for emergency response services.

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• Mapping the Impact of Wildfires and Other Natural Disasters