Did you know that there are at least three sources of unemployment statistics in the United States? In this APDU webinar you’ll learn about the three primary data sources—Current Population Survey (CPS), Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), and American Community Survey (ACS)—and how they differ. Then we’ll explore how to access the official national and […]
Continue ReadingMortality data are in the news on a daily basis. Accurate data is key to tracking the spread of COVID-19. However, there are important nuances that data users need to know: How are mortality data collected? When are data released? Where can you access the data? What are the differences between provisional and final mortality […]
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented in recent history. To meet this challenge, the U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with other federal statistical agencies, has developed two new experimental surveys: a Household Pulse Survey and a Small Business Pulse Survey. This webinar will provide an overview of the household survey, including the following: What type of […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever looked for data from ACS or CPS, but published tables did not have exactly what you needed? Have you ever wished you could create quick crosstabs without writing code? The Census Bureau is developing a new microdata access feature on data.census.gov that allows users to create custom crosstabulations from ACS and CPS. […]
Continue ReadingIn July 2019, the Census Bureau released the Business Formation Statistics (BFS), a new data product that tracks trends in business applications and formations at the state, regional and national levels. This November 14 webinar will introduce you to this useful new data source.
Continue ReadingIn this demonstration, Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service will provide a general overview of the Data Lab and its guiding principles and values. The Data Transparency team will discuss the Data Lab’s relationship to USAspending.gov and our commitment to open data, human-centered design, and agile development. We will examine some Data Lab analyses, such […]
Continue ReadingThe ABS will replace the Survey of Business Owners for employer businesses, the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, the Business R&D and Innovation Survey for Microbusinesses, as well as the Innovation component of the Business R&D and Innovation Survey. This webinar will give a background on the ABS, the survey components it has absorbed, and briefly discuss methodology and planned data product tabulation levels.
Continue ReadingThe Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program from the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes extremely detailed data at the county and industry level. The scale of the data presented by QCEW creates accessibility challenges for data users. Users who can surmount those challenges have access to a rich store of local data. This […]
Continue ReadingResearchers in the Census Bureau’s Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications (CARRA) conduct innovative research to investigate how administrative records may improve decennial census and survey operations and to answer important social scientific questions. This webinar will provide an overview the Census Bureau’s data linkage infrastructure, examples of CARRA research using linked data, and how external researchers may request access to Census Bureau data.
Continue ReadingStarting in 2015 the Census Bureau’s LEHD Program has been releasing data on transitions among jobs and between jobs and nonemployment. These data – the Job-to-Job Flow beta release – are now available in a free, online application that allows users to explore the many dynamics and facets of these flows. This webinar will provide an introduction to both the data and the application, exploring the concepts of Job-to-Job Flows and preforming real analyses with the online tool.
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