APDU Bi-Weekly – July 20, 2023

July 20, 2023

FEATURE

📣 LAST CALL FOR REGISTRATION: APDU 2023 Conference!

Dear APDU Member and friends,

This is your last call to attend the Association of Public Data Users (APDU) annual conference, which will be held on July 25-26 at the Amazon Skills Center in Arlington, VA. This year’s conference, “Expanding the Universe of Public Data,” will explore how you can unlock the power and potential of public data to help your community prosper. Additionally, there will be plenty of opportunities to network with other public data users to boost your career.

We hope to see you there!

NEWS

Kudos to the Office of the US Chief Statistician!!

1 in 4 Americans Vulnerable to Extreme Heat Based on Social Factors

Biden Versus the Bad News Bros

Black People Make Up 90 Percent Of The Unemployment Increase

Celebrating World Population Day – and Supporting Evidence-Based Policymaking Worldwide for Over 65 Years

Consumer Price Growth Falls for 12th-Consecutive Month to 3%

Despite Pandemic Pay Boost, Low-Wage Workers Still Can’t Afford Basic Needs

Even the Most Populous Places Are Pushing for U.S. Census Corrections to Boost Funding

Every Head Counts: How 2020 Census Data Helps Guide the Allocation of $2.8T in Annual Federal Spending

Experts Predicted America Was Racing Towards a “Looming Hunger Cliff.” They Were Right, Data Shows

Rising Trend of Living Solo: New Census Data Reveals Nearly 30% Of American Households Are Single Occupancy

U.S. Poverty Increased for First Time in 10 Years Due to Pandemic

Wholesale Inflation Beats Expectations in June, Reaches Level of Three Years Ago

Young Families Continued to Leave Cities Last Year – But At a Slower Pace

COVID-19 NEWS

COVID-19 Metrics See First Increase Since January: CDC

More Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID: CDC

Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand COVID-19’s Effect On the Brain

NEW AND UPDATED DATA SOURCES

New Visualization Tool Offers Interactive Ways To Explore Wheat Statistics

OnTheMap for Emergency Management Tool Updated to Include 2020 Decennial and 2021 LODES

Welcome to the SF Fed Data Explorer

DATA VISUALIZATION

Visualizing 1 Billion Square Feet of Empty Office Space

APDU EVENTS

APDU 2023 Annual Conference

July 25 – 26, 2023

Arlington, VA

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UPCOMING WEBINARS

Census Bureau

Exploring Census Data: Race & Ethnicity

July 27, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

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Census Bureau 

2030 Census Research, Testing and Timeline Webinar

July 27, 2023

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Census Bureau

Basics of Using the Microdata Access Tool in data.census.gov

August 3, 2023

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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EVENTS

American Statistical Association

Joint Statistical Meetings

August 5 – 10, 2023

Toronto, ON 

National League of Cities

City Summit

November 16 – 18, 2023

Atlanta, GA

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DATA PUBLICATIONS

GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2022

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Sentencing Decisions for Persons in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses, 2013–2018

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• 32.9 Percent of Employees Had Regular Outdoor Exposure in 2022
• Consumer Prices up 3.0 Percent Over the Year Ended June 2023
• Employment Increased in 84 of 389 Metropolitan Areas From May 2022 to May 2023
• Massachusetts Jobless Rate Down 0.9 Percentage Point Over the Year Ended May 2023
• Real Average Hourly Earnings up 1.2 Percent From June 2022 to June 2023
• Statement by Acting Secretary of Labor Su on June Jobs Report
• Time Spent in Leisure and Sports Activities, 2022

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• April 2023 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 7.8% from the Same Month Last Year
• June 2023 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (3.3%) Falls Below the June 2022 Level (4.1%) And the Pre-Pandemic June 2019 Level (4.1%)
• May 2023 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 1.2% from the Previous Month and Down 1.4% from the Same Month Last Year
• U.S. Airlines’ May 2023 Fuel Cost per Gallon Down 8.1% from April 2023; Aviation Fuel Consumption Down 1.1% from Pre-Pandemic May 2019
• U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Added 1,948 Jobs in May 2023; Employment Remains 8.2% Above Pre-Pandemic May 2019

Census Bureau

• Almost a Quarter of U.S. Population Vulnerable to Rising Heat
• Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
• Census Bureau Releases New Employment and Labor Force Data on Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Married Couples
• Census Bureau Releases New Report on Aging Veteran
• Census Bureau Releases Report on Nearly 15 Years of Pre-Pandemic Migration Patterns
• Census Bureau Releases Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Estimates
• Migration in the United States: 2006 to 2019
• National Marriage and Divorce Rates Declined From 2011 to 2021
• Pandemic’s Impact on Commuting and How It Changed U.S. Cities
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Disability by Health Condition

Economic Research Service

• Cost of School Meals and Households’ Difficulty Paying for Expenses: Evidence From the Household Pulse Survey
• Documentation for the USDA, Economic Research Service Annual U.S. Dairy Sector Econometric Model
• ERS Data Products Show Food-At-Home Price Inflation From Producers to Consumers

Energy Information Administration

• Biofuels Are Displacing Petroleum-Based Distillate Fuel Oil Consumption on the West Coast
• Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves Held by Public Companies Fell Slightly in 2022
• EIA Expects Record U.S. Natural Gas Consumption for Air-Conditioning Demand This Summer
• Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions at the State Level, Through 2021
• Global Liquefied Natural Gas Trade Volumes Set a New Record in 2022
• Natural Gas Storage Injections Exceed Five-Year Average So Far This Summer
• U.S. Gasoline Inventories Are Rising, Driven by East Coast Market Dynamics

National Center for Health Statistics

• Comparison of Mental Health Estimates by Sociodemographic Characteristics in the Research and Development Survey 3 and the 2019 National Health Interview Survey
• Diagnosed Developmental Disabilities in Children Aged 3–17 Years: United States, 2019–2021
• QuickStats: Number of Deaths from Hornet, Wasp, and Bee Stings Among Males and Females — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2011–2021

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

• Investigating the Stability of Job Importance and Job Satisfaction over Time: A Latent Transition Analysis of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients
• Science and Engineering State Profiles: Spring 2023 Update
• State Government Agency Expenditures for R&D, by Geographic Area and Function: FY 2021

Statistics of Income Division

• SOI Tax Stats – SOI Bulletin: Spring 2023

MEDIA 

NBC News 

• Inflation Is Easing. What Does That Mean for Your Grocery Bill?

U.S. News & World Report

• Methodology: Racial Equality in America

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)

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• National Crime Victimization Survey (September 11, 2023)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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

Census Bureau

• Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey (September 18, 2023)
• Military Panel (August 2, 2023)

National Center for Education Statistics

• 2023–24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Full-Scale Study—Institution Contacting and List Collection (August 10, 2023)
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 Amendment #2 (July 31, 2023)
• Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2023–24 Data Collection Revision (July 27, 2023)
• National Center for Education Statistics – School Pulse Panel 2023–24 Data Collection (July 21, 2023)
• National Center for Education Statistics – Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Survey 2023–2025 (July 24, 2023)