APDU Bi-Weekly – August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023

FEATURE

2023 APDU Annual Conference Recap: Heir’s Property Data

APDU 2023 was full of fantastic information, excellent networking, and very informative talks. One session that stood out and sparked a lively conversation among other public data professionals was presented by Natasha Moodie and Dr. Keith Wiley of the Housing Assistance Council entitled, “The Use of Public and Private Data to Address Heirs’ Property”.

NEWS

As White US Population Ages, Nation Becoming More Racially Diverse

Celebrating National Nonprofit Day with BLS Data

Cost of Federal Census Recounts Push Growing Towns to Do It Themselves

Economy Added 187,000 Jobs in July, Strong but Moderating Growth

Here’s the Latest Estimate for Social Security’s 2024 Increase

Inflation Ticked up in July, Reversing Some Progress in Fight to Slow Price Hikes

International Collaboration Helps Us Transform To Build Our Nation’s 21st Century Data Infrastructure

One in Eight US Adults Say They Have a Disability in Census Poll

Retail Sales Defy Expectations in July, Rising 0.7%

The Case for a Soft Landing in the Economy Just Got Another Boost

These Are the Five States With Most People Displaced by Natural Disaster

COVID-19 NEWS

CDC: Long COVID-19 Rates Dropping, Symptoms Can Persist at Least 1 Year

Do We Need to Worry About COVID Again?

NEW AND UPDATED DATA SOURCES

2022 Geographic Mobility Tables Available from the Current Population Survey

USDA Unveils Cutting-Edge Map That Shows Planted U.S. Commodities

DATA VISUALIZATION

Visualizing the Global Population by Water Security Levels

APDU WEBINARS

APDU

Census Bureau Feedback Opportunity on Potential Removal of the Ancestry Question from the ACS

August 30, 2023

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

APDU

Data Storytelling Award Winner: A Closer Look at Confederate Memorialization in the US

September 26, 2023

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

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UPCOMING WEBINARS

Census Bureau 

Introduction to the American Community Survey

August 23, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Census Bureau

Data.census.gov News and Updates: August 2023

August 30, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

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EVENTS

Manufacturing Momentum Summit: Building the Future Defense Workforce

September 12 – 14, 2023

Arlington, VA

Beyond ’23: KYSTATS Data Summit

City Summit

September 28, 2023

Louisville, KY

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American Statistical Association

2023 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference

October 25 – 27, 2023

Bellevue, WA

National League of Cities

City Summit

November 16 – 18, 2023

Atlanta, GA

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DATA PUBLICATIONS

GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• An Environmental Scan of Cybercrime Measurement: Recommendations for the National Crime Victimization Survey
• Assessing the Quality of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• 11.4 Percent of Unemployed in July 2023 Were on Temporary Layoff
• Employment Increased in 105 Metropolitan Areas From June 2022 to June 2023
• Job Openings, Hires and Total Separations Down in Most Industries Over the Year Ending June 2023
• Leisure and Hospitality Employment Down 2.1 Percent From February 2020 Level
• Median Weekly Earnings Increased 5.7 Percent Over the Year Ending in the Second Quarter of 2023
• More Than Half of Establishments With Job Vacancies in 2021–22 Had Fewer Than 10 Employees
• Nonfarm Business Labor Productivity Up 3.7 Percent, Second Quarter 2023
• Real Weekly Earnings up 0.2 Percent for Year Ending July 2023
• Unemployment Rates Lower in 222 Metro Areas Over the Year Ended June 2023
• Unintentional Overdoses Rose for the Ninth Consecutive Year in 2021

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• July 2023 U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment (4.9%) Rises Above the July 2022 Level (4.2%) And the Pre-Pandemic July 2019 Level (4.2%)
• June 2023 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 1.6% from the Previous Month and Down 0.9% from the Same Month Last Year
• U.S. Airlines’ June 2023 Fuel Cost per Gallon Down 0.7% from May 2023; Aviation Fuel Consumption Down 1.1% from Pre-Pandemic June 2019
• U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Added 1,992 Jobs in June 2023; Employment Remains 7.9% Above Pre-Pandemic June 2019

Census Bureau

• 2022 Economic Census: Keeping Up With the Times
• 2022 Geographic Mobility Tables Available from the Current Population Survey
• Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data Release
• Capturing Seasonal Changes in Industry Expense Estimates
• Census Bureau Releases International Population Estimates and Projections
• Now That the Pandemic Emergency Has Ended, What’s Next?
• Same-Sex Married Couples Less Likely to Be Same Age, Race, Ethnicity
• StatVentures Launches Phase 2 of Supply Chain Challenge to Improve Supply Chain Data
• TradeSource: Expand Globally With Assistance From Federal Agency Resources
• Uninsured Health Rates Down in 280 Counties, Up in 80 Counties
• U.S. Census Bureau Releases New Interactive Data Visualizations: Construction Spending Geographic Data through 2022 by Region, Division, and State

Economic Research Service

• Among Rural U.S. Counties, Those With Recreation-Dependent Economies Had Most Options Per Capita for Dining Out in 2019
• COVID-19 Working Paper: Distribution and Examination of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments and Forgivable Paycheck Protection Program Loans at the State Level in 2020
• Increases in U.S. Farm Debt and Interest Expenses Minimally Affect Sector’s Financial Position in the Short-Term, as Measured by Liquidity and Solvency Ratios
• Irrigation Organizations: Water Inflows and Outflows
• U.S. Farm Sector Financial Measures Show Little Variation From Prepandemic Expectations

Energy Information Administration

• Developers Added 16.8 GW of U.S. Utility-Scale Generating Capacity in First-Half 2023
• EIA Expects New Milestones for U.S. Crude Oil Production Amid Sustained Global Petroleum Demand and Rising Prices
• First-Quarter Capital Spending by Public U.S. Oil Companies Up, Cash From Operations Down
• Higher Energy Prices Push United States Energy Trade With Canada to Record-High Value
• Inflation-Adjusted U.S. Energy Spending Increased by 25% In 2021
• Midwest Homes, Notably Older Homes, Consume More Natural Gas Than Most Other U.S. Homes
• U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Exports to Mexico Set a Monthly High in June 2023

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• USDA Forecasts U.S. Corn up and Soybean Production Down From 2022

National Center for Education Statistics

• Forum Guide to Understanding the School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED) Classification System
• High School Counselor Meetings about College, College Attendance, and Parental Education
• Profile of State Data Capacity in 2019 and 2020: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Survey Descriptive Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

• Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2022–March 2023
• Interactive Quarterly Estimates from the January 2019 – March 2023 NHIS
• Stressful Life Events and Healthcare Utilization Among U.S. Children Aged 2–17 Years
• Trends in Health Care Coverage and Insurance from 1968-2022
• U.S. Uninsured Rate Hits Record Low in First Quarter of 2023

Statistics of Income Division

• SOI Bulletin: Summer 2023

NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS

National Women’s Law Center

• The Wage Gap for Mothers by Race, State by State

Pew Research Center

• Almost 1 in 5 Stay-At-Home Parents in the U.S. Are Dads

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

• Direct Investment Surveys: BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (October 10, 2023)
• Services Surveys: BE-140, Benchmark Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies With Foreign Persons (September 18, 2023)

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• 2023 Law Enforcement Administrative and Management Statistics (LEMAS) Supplement Survey-Post-Academy Training and Officer Wellness (PATOW) (September 11, 2023)
• Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole (August 25, 2023)
• National Crime Victimization Survey (September 11, 2023)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• SafeMTS—Near-Miss Reporting and Analysis Program for the Maritime Transportation System (October 10, 2023)

Census Bureau

• Business Trends and Outlook Survey (September 6, 2023)
• Household Pulse Survey (August 18, 2023)
• Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey (September 18, 2023)
• National Survey of Children’s Health Longitudinal Cohort (August 24, 2023)
• Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions (October 2, 2023)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

• Honey and Honey Bee Surveys (October 2, 2023)

National Center for Education Statistics

• High School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-up Field Test Data Collection (September 22, 2023)
• Program for International Student Assessment 2025 (PISA 2025) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test (August 30, 2023)