APDU Weekly – April 21, 2022

April 21, 2022

FEATURES

2022 APDU/CIC Virtual Symposium

May 3 – 5, 2022

12 Days Away – Register Today

APDU and CIC have released the draft agenda for the Symposium, featuring a focus on equity and resiliency. This year, participants can hear from experts connected with two leading organizations on the effective use of data for transformational change. The Association for Public Data Users (APDU) and Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) are combining dates for a virtual symposium.

Both CIC and APDU members share a vital concern with the responsible and rigorous collection, creation, distribution, preservation, and analysis of data. Take a look at the updated agenda and register today!

NEWS

Census Undercount Risks Funding for Native American Reservations

Labor Constructing a Virtual Data Enclave For Sensitive Microdata

Census Bureau Must Engage More With Undercounted Groups, Director Says

National AI Research Resource Must Balance the Value of Its Data With Privacy

10-Year Treasury Yield Rises Back to Highest Level in More Than Three Years

Prices Rose 8.5 Percent in March Compared to 2021, Driven by Energy Costs 

Census Bureau Director on ‘Transformational’ Changes — And SXSW

COVID-19 NEWS

India is Stalling the W.H.O.’s Efforts to Make Global COVID Death Toll Public

Mental Health vs. Primary Care: How Americans Are Using Telehealth

Uninsured Face Surprise Medical Bills for COVID Testing, Hospital Treatment After U.S. Congress Fails to Fund Pandemic Aid Program

COVID Workforce Reshuffle Sees U.S. Judges Get Younger, Farmers Older

NEW AND UPDATED DATA SOURCES

New Web-Based Dashboard Enhances Access to Critical Safety Data

Productivity Website Redesign

Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections Data Available

Census Bureau Releases New U.S. Population Estimates by Age and Sex

DATA VISUALIZATION

Mapped: Immigration by Country, as a Percentage of the Population

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Census Bureau

Exploring Census Data: Services Sector

April 28, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

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Census Bureau

Top 3 Tools Tour

April 28, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Census Bureau 

American Community Survey Data for Nonprofits

May 11, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Economic Research Service

Data Training Webinar: Agricultural Baseline Database

April 28, 2022

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

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Federal News Network

Federal Executive Forum’s Secure Cloud Computing in Government

April 26, 2022

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

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EVENTS

Association of Public Data Users

Data Symposium 2022, A Future For Good: How Public Data Helps Us Create Resiliency and Equity for All

May 3 – 4, 2022

Virtual Conference

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Census Bureau

National Advisory Committee Spring 2022 Meeting

May 5 – 6, 2022

Virtual Meeting

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Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEA Advisory Committee Meeting

May 13, 2022

Virtual Meeting

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DATA PUBLICATIONS

GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Mortality in a Multi-State Cohort of Former State Prisoners, 2010-2015

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Employment up in 47 of the Largest Metro Areas Over the Year Ended February 2022
• Unemployment Rates Lower Than a Year Earlier in 388 of 389 Metro Areas in February 2022
• People Born in Early 1980s Held an Average of 8.6 Jobs From Ages 18 Through 34
• Consumer Prices up 8.5 Percent for Year Ended March 2022
• Retail Trade Employment: Before, During, and After the Pandemic
• The Construction Industry: Characteristics of the Employed, 2003–20
• Green Growth: Employment Projections in Environmentally Focused Occupations

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• U.S. Scheduled Service Airline Passengers Up 106% in February 2022 from 2021, Still Down 19% from Pre-pandemic 2020 (Preliminary)

Census Bureau

• Increases in Africa’s Older Population Will Outstrip Growth in Any Other World Region
• Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 8 Weekly Data Release
• Adapting Population Estimates to Address COVID-19 Impacts on Data Availability
• Exports Between the United States and Puerto Rico: When to File Electronic Export Information for Electronic Goods and Vehicles
• Census Bureau Webinars Cover Business Data From Public School Funding to Employment

Economic Research Service

• Labor Quality Change, Especially Educational Attainment, Contributes Positively to U.S. Agricultural Growth

Energy Information Administration

• The United States Ended the Winter With the Least Natural Gas in Storage in Three Years
• Residential Heating Oil and Propane Prices End the Winter Season Higher Than Last Winter
• EIA Expects Summer U.S. Real Gasoline and Diesel Prices to Be the Highest Since 2014
• Liquefied Natural Gas Exports Continue to Lead Growth in U.S. Natural Gas Exports

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

• Home Price Expectations Diverge in the Short- and Medium-Term; Sharp Increases in Rent Expected Over the Next Year

National Center for Health Statistics

• Dental Care Utilization Among Adults Aged 18−64: United States, 2019 and 2020
• Testicular Cancer Deaths in U.S. from 1999-2020

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Production and Trade of Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industries

NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS

Brookings

• New Census Data Shows a Huge Spike in Movement Out of Big Metro Areas During the Pandemic

Pew Research Center 

• 10 Facts About Today’s College Graduates

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

• National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS-4J) (June 17, 2022)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (May 2, 2022)
• Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary (May 9, 2022)
• American Time Use Survey (June 13, 2022)
• Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) and the Report of Federal Employment and Wages (RFEW) (June 21, 2022)

Census Bureau

• Business Trends and Outlook Survey (April 26, 2022)
• Ask U.S. Panel Pilot (May 5, 2022)
• National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (May 13, 2022)
• The American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey (May 15, 2022)
• Certification of Identity (Form BC-300) (May 17, 2022)
• Household Pulse Survey (May 18, 2022)

Institute of Educational Science

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 through 2024-25 (April 26, 2022)
• EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 (With 2021-22 Continuation) (April 28, 2022)
• 2024 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS 2024) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test (May 10, 2022)
• Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2023-24 Data Collection, and 2023-24 and 2025-26 PSS Frame Development Activities (May 12, 2022)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• Vegetable Surveys Program (May 31, 2022)

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Higher Education Research and Development Survey (May 31, 2022)