APDU Weekly – February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

FEATURES

11 Days Left – Submit Your Proposals Today!

A Future For Good: How Public Data Helps Us Create Resiliency and Equity for All

APDU is welcoming proposals for the Data Symposium 2022, A Future For Good: How Public Data Helps Us Create Resiliency and Equity for All, (May 3 – 4, 2022). With economic, public health, and governance challenges arising from COVID-19 and political polarization, trustworthy public data is vital to open and honest policy debates. APDU is interested in proposals with specific state and local examples.

NEWS

What the Census Bureau Actually Bought With a $657M PR Campaign

2020 Census: Lessons Learned from Planning and Implementing the 2020 Census Offer Insights to Support 2030 Preparations

The U.S. Census Sees Middle Eastern and North African People as White. Many Don’t

BLS: More Than One-Third of Employers Embraced Telework Due to the Pandemic

The Age of Anti-Ambition

The Effects of the “Great Resignation” on Labor Market Slack and Inflation

Postal Regulatory Commission Appoints First Chief Data Officer

The Rise of Exporters and Importers in US Job Growth: Insights From Newly Released Data

Thinking Differently About Perpetuating Excellence

COVID-19 NEWS

Real Wages Grew During Two Years of COVID-19 After Controlling for Workforce Composition

DATA VISUALIZATION

The Big Mac Index: A Measure of Purchasing Power Parity & Burger Inflation

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Census Bureau

Making the Most of Mapping on data.census.gov

February 23, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

More Information

Census Bureau

Creating Custom Tables Using the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample

February 23, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Census Bureau

Your Business by the Numbers: Census Business Builder

February 24, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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DATA PUBLICATIONS

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS 

Harvard University

• Racial Bias and Redistricting

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Study Finds Most Americans Put Their Pandemic Checks in the Bank

GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• National, Industry, and State Annual Updates Will Be United in 2022

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Stalking Victimization, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Challenges in Calculating Occupational Fatality Rates
• Consumer Prices up 7.5 Percent Over Year Ended January 2022
• COVID-19 Workplace Safety Measures to Work Onsite
• Does Part-Time Work Offer Flexibility to Employed Mothers?
• Import and Export Automotive Vehicle Prices Rise in 2021
• Nonfarm Payroll Employment Increased in 108 Metropolitan Areas in the Year Ended December 2021

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• 2021 North American Trade Value Reaches $1.3 Trillion, up 8% From Pre-Pandemic 2019, up 25% From 2020
• U.S. Scheduled Service Airline 2021 Passengers Increased 83% From 2020, Decreased 27% From Pre-Pandemic 2019 (Preliminary)

Census Bureau

• Business Dynamics Statistics Trace Evolution of Job Growth, Employment at U.S. Firms Over Four Decades
• Great Recession Had Long-Term Economic Impact on People With Felony Convictions, Prison Time
• Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 8 Begins

Economic Research Service

• Farm Labor, Human Capital, and Agricultural Productivity in the United States
• SNAP Spending Contributed to Rural Economic Output and Jobs Following the Great Recession
• USDA Agricultural Projections to 2031
• U.S. Imports of Cocoa and Chocolate Products Valued at Over $5 Billion Annually
• U.S. Labor Productivity per Hours Worked Grew From 1948 to 2017 in Part Because of Changes in Quality of Labor, Study Finds
• Working Capital Remained Below Historical Averages for All Farm Sizes From 2015 to 2020

Energy Information Administration

• Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• USDA Extends Due Date to March 7 for National Agricultural Classification Survey

National Center for Education Statistics

• Digest of Education Statistics: 2020

National Center for Health Statistics

• Demographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2020
• Geographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2020
• U.S. State Life Tables, 2019

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• One-Fourth of Federal Obligations for R&D Are Directed to Two States: California and Maryland
• Science and Engineering Degrees Awarded to Women by Citizenship in 2019

NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS

Center for American Progress

• 10 Policies to Improve Economic Security for Black Women With Disabilities

Peter G. Peterson Foundation

• Why Are Americans Paying More for Healthcare?

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

• African American Men and the U.S. Labor Market During Recessions and Economic Recoveries

FEDERAL RULEMAKING AND 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 Justice Statistics

• 2022 Police Public Contact Survey (March 17, 2022)
• The National Pretrial Reporting Program (April 18, 2022)