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Written by: Dr. Ron Jarmin, Deputy Director
As we welcome 2024, I would like to take some time to reflect on the last year, on our staff and, of course, on our agency. I want to thank each member of the U.S. Census Bureau community for the work done to help support our mission – it’s an honor to work with you all.
The Census Bureau is an agency of innovation, continuously transforming and advancing to keep up with technology and emerging socioeconomic trends. While the Census Bureau faces significant challenges, I know we have the talent, tenacity and teamwork to overcome them and deliver the high-quality, trusted data our nation and economy needs.
To be successful, we have to reconsider the entire value chain of producing official statistics. The Census Bureau’s Transformation is a diverse set of efforts (from the large and visible to the small but impactful) that all aim to address challenges like declining survey response rates and leverage opportunities like new nonsurvey data sources to produce accurate, timely and actionable data products for our data users.
We made substantial progress on our transformation efforts last year. I could fill pages with our accomplishments, but I would like to highlight some significant activities in 2023. Continue reading...
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