APDU Bi-Weekly – June 22, 2023

June 22, 2023

FEATURE

2023 APDU Data Storytelling Award

We are excited to announce the nominees for the 2023 APDU Data Storytelling Award!

This award IS designed to recognize the very best in data storytelling. Each nominee has used data in compelling and unique ways to raise awareness about important issues, enable equitable decision-making, spur action, and make a tangible impact on people’s lives.

We are proud to recognize the following nominees for their outstanding work in data storytelling:

• Challenging Neutrality: A Closer Look at Confederate Memorialization in the US
• West Philly Promise Neighborhood Issue Brief: Housing  
• Stability & Change in NYC Neighborhoods, 2010 to 2020: How Patterns of Migration, Births, and Deaths Shape Racial/Hispanic Composition
• Baltimore Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) Data Tool
• Exploring Age Groups in the 2020 Census: Learn About Age, Sex, and Racial and Ethnic Diversity for States, Counties, and Census Tracts

Click on the links above to learn more about the nominees and see their work. We hope that these awards will inspire others to craft compelling stories with public data to make a positive difference in communities across the United States.

The winner will be announced at our annual conference on Tuesday, July 25 between 10:30 – 11:30 AM. Nominees must be present to win the award, and the winner will have the opportunity to present their project to their fellow attendees.

We hope to see you there!

NEWS

Former North Carolina Health Official is Picked to Be New CDC Director

Granger Sets Fiscal 2024 Funding Targets Below Debt Limit Deal

Hill Staffers Participate in First-ever Data Skills for Congress Program

Home Foreclosures Are Rising Nationwide, with Florida, California and Texas in the Lead

Increases in Black Unemployment Are Especially Dire for Black Women, Experts Say

Inflation Cooled to 4% in May – the Lowest Reading in Two Years

People Are Spending Less on Hotels, Flights and Restaurants

Report: 2020 US Census Helped Guide Distribution of $2.8 Trillion in Annual Government Spending

Social Security COLA Increase May Be Smaller Than Previously Estimated, Senior Group Says

Women Who Left Workforce During Pandemic Return

COVID-19 NEWS

Long COVID: This Widely Available Drug Could Be Game-Changer, Study Finds

NEW AND UPDATED DATA SOURCES

County Employment and Wages (QCEW) Database Now Fully Updated Through 4th Quarter 2022

DATA VISUALIZATION

Charted: The Rapid Decline of Global Birth Rates

APDU EVENTS

Friends of NCHS Meeting 

July 12, 2023

1:00 PM ET

Virtual

APDU Webinar

Enhanced Wage Records + OEWS: What We’ve Learned from Employer Responses

June 27, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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Association of Public Data Users

Assessing the Health of the Federal Statistical System

June 29, 2023

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

APDU 2023 Annual Conference

July 25 – 26, 2023

Arlington, VA

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UPCOMING WEBINARS

Census Bureau

Data.census.gov Q&A Webinar – June 2023

June 28, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Census Bureau 

Exploring Census Data: Housing & Real Estate

June 29, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Census Bureau

Deep Diving into the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT)

July 13, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

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EVENTS

National Association of County & City Health Officials

2023 NACCHO360 Annual Conference

July 10 – 13, 2023

Denver, CO

Bureau of Labor Statistics

CE 2023 Public Use Microdata Workshop

July 18 – 20, 2023

Virtual

American Statistical Association

Joint Statistical Meetings

August 5 – 10, 2023

Toronto, ON 

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DATA PUBLICATIONS

GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2021

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• PREA Data Collection Activities, Calendar Year 2022
• Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Operational Pilot Test and Split Sample

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Characteristics of Defined Benefit Retirement Plans in 2022
• Employment Increased in 34 Large Metro Areas From April 2022 to April 2023
• Foreign-Born Workers Were a Record High 18.1 Percent of the U.S. Civilian Labor Force in 2022
• Labor Force Participation Rate for People Ages 25 to 54 in May 2023 Highest Since January 2007
• Labor Productivity Down in 69 Manufacturing and Mining Industries in 2022
• Total Nonfarm Employment Recovers in 2022, With Some Major Industry Sectors Lagging Behind
• Unemployment Rates Lower in 252 Metro Areas Over the Year Ended April 2023

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• March 2023 US Airline Enplanements Reach Within One Percent of All-Time Monthly High in 2019
• April 2023 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Down 1.2% from the Previous Month and Down 2.5% from the Same Month Last Year
• U.S. Airlines Lose $1.2 Billion in First Quarter 2023, an Improvement Over First Quarter 2022
• U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Added 2,867 Jobs in April 2023; Employment Remains 8.4% Above Pre-Pandemic April 2019

Census Bureau

• 2020 Census Redistricting Noisy Measurement File (NMF)
• 2022 Census of Governments, Survey of Public Employment and Payroll
• Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
• Census Bureau Data Guide More Than $2.8 Trillion in Federal Funding in Fiscal Year 2021
• Census Bureau Launches Experimental Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico
• Census Bureau Releases New Data on Hospital Management Practices
• Census Bureau Releases New American Community Survey Selected Population Tables and American Indian and Alaska Native Tables
• Census Bureau Releases School Enrollment Report
• Census Bureau to Embargo New Data for Selected Population Groups and American Indian and Alaska Natives
• Detailed Characteristics of Hundreds of Race/Ethnic and Tribal Groups
• Geographic Mobility Data for States and Place of Birth Tables Now Available
• Going With the Flow: State-to-State Migration
• Home Alone: More Than A Quarter of All Households Have One Perso
• How Socially Vulnerable Is Puerto Rico to Disasters?
• Several Generations Under One Roof
• The Currency of Our Data: A Critical Input Into Federal Funding
• U.S. Adults Provided $17.5 Billion in Support to Parents in 2020

Economic Research Service

• Assessment and Adjustment of Body Weight Measures in Scanner Data

Energy Information Administration

• 2020 Recs Consumption and Expenditures Data: 2020 Recs Consumption and Expenditures Tables Are Now Available
• Increased U.S. Renewable and Natural Gas Generation Likely to Reduce Summer Coal Demand
• 2022 Uranium Marketing Annual Report
• U.S. Diesel Prices Have Fallen Below Prices From Before Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
• U.S. Electric Power Sector Continues Water Efficiency Gains
• U.S. Electricity Generation From Natural Gas Was Highest on Record This Past Winte
• U.S. Ethane Exports Set a Monthly Record in March 2023

National Center for Health Statistics

• Mental Health Treatment Among Children Aged 5–17 Years: United States, 2021
• QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates, for Pedestrians Involved in a Collision with a Motor Vehicle, by Race and Hispanic Origin — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021
• QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Received Care at Home from a Friend or Family Member During the Past 12 Months, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey
• Suicide and Homicide Rates Increase Among Young Americans

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Business Sector Increases Funding for Basic Research
• California Leads in Innovative Capacity of U.S. States as Measured by U.S. R&D Expenditures
• Federally Funded R&D Declines as a Share of GDP and Total R&D
• Recent Increase in R&D to GDP Ratio Driven by Increases in Experimental Development

NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS

Center for American Progress

• Building on Employment and Wage Gains for Working-Class Women Requires Ongoing Federal Investments
• What To Know About the Gender Wage Gap as the Equal Pay Act Turns 60

Pew Research Center

• In Places Where Same-sex Marriages Are Legal, How Many Married Same-sex Couples Are There?
• Single Women Own More Homes Than Single Men in the U.S., but that Edge is Narrowing

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 Economic Analysis

• Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data (July 20, 2023)
• Expenditures Incurred by Recipients of Biomedical Research and Development Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (July 2, 2023)

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• 2023 Law Enforcement Administrative and Management Statistics (LEMAS) Supplement Survey—Post-Academy Training and Officer Wellness (PATOW) (July 17, 2023)
• 2023 National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP) (July 13, 2023)
• Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole (June 30, 2023)
• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems (SSCHIS) (July 3, 2023)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• ATUS Leave and Job Flexibilities Module (August 14, 2023)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – BLS Data Sharing Program (August 7, 2023)
• Current Population Survey (CPS) (July 31, 2023)

Census Bureau

• Census Household Panel (July 10, 2023)
• Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Filing Requirement and Clarifications to Current Requirements (July 3, 2023)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• Agricultural Prices (June 26, 2023)

National Center for Education Statistics

• Program for International Student Assessment 2025 (PISA 2025) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test (July 7, 2023)
• Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2023–2025 (July 24, 2023)