APDU Weekly

Features

Announcing the Data.gov Help Desk
Data.gov launches a new data driven customer service platform to request data and report problems or improvements with existing data.

News

C-SPAN Program Features BLS Union Membership Data
Mike Horrigan, the BLS Associate Commissioner for Employment and Unemployment Statistics, appeared on the ?America by the Numbers? segment of C-SPAN?s Washington Journal program on Friday, March 27. Dr. Horrigan spoke about data on union membership. Watch the video by following the link.

Improving Data Quality in CE with TAXSIM
Nonresponse is a common problem in household surveys, including the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE). Data collection changed in 2013 when TAXSIM, a model developed by the National Bureau of Economic Research, was introduced into the production process.

New & Updated Data Sources

Open with Apps
Data.gov now enables the public to open data directly with apps like Plotly and CartoDB for robust visualization and analysis.

Updated Maps Improve Detail on Marcellus Formation
Recent updates to EIA’s maps and geologic information for the Marcellus shale play help to characterize the formation’s structure, thickness, and extent.

Visualization of the Week

View New Population Estimates for Each County
New Census Bureau data shows which counties are gaining and losing residents. The U.S. Census Bureau published updated population estimates recently, tallying numbers of residents for counties and metropolitan areas.

Notable Data Publications

GOVERNMENT

• Department of Agriculture – Where Do Americans Usually Shop for Food and How Do They Travel To Get There? Initial Findings from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Movies, Music, & Sports: U.S. Entertainment Spending, 2008?2013
  • Multifactor Productivity Trends, 2013
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics – Summary 2014 U.S.-Based Airline Traffic Data
• National Center for Education Statistics – What Is the Price of College? Total, Net, and Out-of-Pocket Prices by Type of Institution in 2011?12

NON-PROFITS & FOUNDATIONS

• Institute for Higher Education Policy – Mapping the Data Landscape
• National Student Clearinghouse Research Center – Contribution of Two-Year Institutions to Four-Year Completions
• Pew Research Center – Share of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers in Production, Construction Jobs Falls Since 2007

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Calls for Comment

APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (April 30, 2015)

Department of Commerce

• 2016 Government Units Survey (June 01, 2015)

Department of Education

• School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2016 and 2018 (June 01, 2015)

Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

• Weekly Initial and Continued Claims, ETA 538 and ETA 539 (May 26, 2015)

Census Bureau

• Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) (May 26, 2015)
• Service Annual Survey (SAS) (June 01, 2015)
• Quarterly Financial Report (June 01, 2015)
   

April 2, 2015

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Public Data University 201 Webinar:
Intermediate Application of Data Sets: Accessing American Community Survey Statistics

April 8, 2015

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