APDU Weekly – October 13, 2022

October 13, 2022

FEATURE

Data Visualization with Tableau Virtual Training

November 2, 3, 4, 2022 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

20 Days Left to Register!

Analyzing big data using charts, graphics, and images is becoming more and more necessary for decision-making. This 6-hour course introduces you to the basic features and functions of Tableau Desktop. 

You will learn how to develop effective and attractive data visualizations as well as dashboards that tell an engaging and informative story. By the end of the course participants will be able to improve their data insights, make relevant and attractive charts, and create the impactful dashboard graphics.

NEWS

AAPI and the Problems of Categorizing Race

Census Bureau Moving Beyond Surveys and Censuses With Cloud-Based Data Ecosystem

Federal Data Change Means Colleges Can’t Count Unfinished Applications in Admit Rates

Hurricane Hit Areas Led U.S. With Missing 2020 Census Data

New and Better Crime Data for the Nation

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Walsh on September Jobs Report

Thoughts on Identity and Diversity for Hispanic Heritage Month (part 4)

Unemployment Rate Falls Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels Even as Job Growth Slows

COVID-19 NEWS

Labor Department Makes Key Change to Jobs Questionnaire To Reflect Key Shift in White-collar Work 

‘We Are in Trouble’: Study Raises Alarm About Impacts of Long COVID 

NEW AND UPDATED DATA SOURCES

New SCE Charts Include a Measure of Longer-Term Inflation Expectations

U.S. Agricultural Trade Data Update

DATA VISUALIZATION

Comparing the Speed of U.S. Interest Rate Hikes (1988-2022)

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Census Bureau 

Strengths and Weaknesses

October 18, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Census Bureau

Future Possibilities

October 20, 2022

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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APDU EVENTS

APDU Online Training Class

Data Visualization with Tableau

November 2 – 4, 2022

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

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EVENTS

Economic Research Service

International Food Acquisition Research and Methods (iFARM) Workshop

October 20 – 21, 2022

College Park, MD

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Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology

2022 FCSM Research & Policy Conference

October 25 – 27, 2022

Washington, D.C.

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National Association of Health Data Organization (NAHDO)

37th Annual Conference – Putting Healthcare Data to Work

October 25 – 27, 2022

Virtual

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American Public Health Association

APHA 2022 – Annual Meeting & Expo

November 6 – 9, 2022

Boston, MA

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Bureau of Justice Statistics

Analyzing Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey Workshop (American Society of Criminology Conference)

November 15, 2022

Atlanta, GA

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DATA PUBLICATIONS

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS 

Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law

• Census Accuracy Requires Census Equity

GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2021

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• The National Crime Victimization Survey and National Incident-Based Reporting System: A Complementary Picture of Crime in 2021

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• All Large Metro Areas Had Over-The-Year Decreases in Unemployment Rates, August 2022
• Labor Productivity Rose in Single- And Multi-Family Residential Construction During Pandemic
• U.S. Manufacturing Output, Hours Worked, and Productivity Recover From COVID-19

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• U.S. Airlines’ August 2022 Fuel Consumption Down 8.5% from Pre-Pandemic August 2019; Aviation Fuel Cost per Gallon Drops 6.5% in August from July 2022
• U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate of 4.3% in September 2022 Was Below the September 2021 Level of 5.7% But Was Above the Pre-Pandemic September Level of 3.3% in 2019

Census Bureau

• Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Operational Quality Metrics for Counties and Tracts
• Family Dinner Routine More Common in Hispanic and Immigrant Families
• Fighting Fires With Data
• Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.6 Monthly Data Release
• Technology Transformation at the Census Bureau: Building a Modern, Data-Centric Ecosystem

Energy Information Administration

• China Processed the Least Crude Oil Since Early 2020 in Second-Quarter 2022
• ERCOT Electricity Prices Vary More With Changes in Wind Power Than With Electricity Demand
• Number of Drilled but Uncompleted U.S. Wells Continues to Decline From Record in 2020
• The United States Produces Lighter Crude Oil, Imports Heavier Crude Oil

National Center for Education Statistics

• Changes Between 2011 and 2019 in Achievement Gaps Between High- and Low-Performing Students in Mathematics and Science: International Results From TIMSS
• Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2022–23 Data Collection Begins
• The 2018 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Grade 4 Oral Reading Fluency Study Public-Use Data File

National Center for Health Statistics

• Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults — 2019-2021
• Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children — 2019-2021
• QuickStats: Percentage of Residential Care Communities that Offer Annual Influenza Vaccination to Residents and to Employees and Contract Staff Members, by Community Bed Size — United States, 2020
• Updated COVID-19 Data Featured in Latest Release from Household Pulse Survey

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Annual Business Survey: 2020 (Data Year 2019)

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 Prisoner Statistics Program (November 18, 2022)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (November 3, 2022)
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) (November 10, 2022)
• The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary (November 14, 2022)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) (October 31, 2022)
• Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Report (October 24, 2022)

Census Bureau

• American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey (November 14, 2022)
• Inflation Measures for Adjusting Historical Income (October 31, 2022)
• Monthly Retail Surveys (December 5, 2022)
• Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (December 5, 2022)
• Soliciting Input or Suggestions on 2030 Census Preliminary Research (November 15, 2022)

Energy Information Agency 

• Agency Information Collection Extension (November 7, 2022)

Institute of Education Sciences

• 2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Field Test—Student Data Collection and Student Records (November 28, 2022)
• Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2022-2024 (November 28, 2022)
• IES Research Training Program Surveys (November 7, 2022)
• Study of the Impact of English Learner Reclassification Policies (October 17, 2022)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• Field Crops Production (November 21, 2022)

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Standard Application Process (SAP) Portal (October 31, 2022)