📅 The Week Ahead: National Preparedness Month

When disasters strike, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Emergency Management Hub offers timely local data on affected areas in the United States and its territories.

September is National Preparedness Month, so take a moment to explore key Census Bureau emergency management-related resources and data tools that support emergency planning, preparedness and recovery efforts, such as My Community Explorer, Community Resilience Estimates, OnTheMap for Emergency Management, and Census Business Builder.

Join us this Thursday for a webinar in advance of our September 11 release of the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.

Learn how to access data and resources from the upcoming release and get tips for comparing geographies and statistics over time.

Our 2025 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop is almost here!

Join fellow data users, researchers, and policymakers as we explore the latest in employment dynamics and workforce analytics.

Check out the agenda and register today.

💻 Upcoming Webinars

• September 11: Educator Exits and Graduate Entries
• September 17: Made in America: A Data-Driven Look at U.S. Manufacturing Using Census Data
• September 25: Census Data at Work: Your Gateway to Employment Data

📈 Economic Indicators

Tuesday: Construction Spending (Construction Put in Place)

Wednesday: Full Report — Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders

Thursday: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

Stay Connected with the Census Bureau

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📌 In Case You Missed It

Every year in September, we release both the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure.

What's the difference? Find out in our blog ahead of the September 9 release.

How do we account for inflation in our estimates of U.S. median income and earnings?

Read our blog to find out before next week's data release.

About the Census Bureau

We serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world’s premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions.

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