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October 2015
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World Statistics Day Oct. 20

World Statistics Day was October 20, 2015. The U.S. Census Bureau celebrated by putting together a sample of infographics. Click on each to see where the data came from.
Census NAC Adds Members

The Census Bureau's National Advisory Committee (NAC) added three new members to serve on the Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. See press release here.
TN SDC Network

 

The State Data Center Program is a national cooperative program with the U.S. Census Bureau. Data Centers in each state assist the Bureau by disseminating Census data and other federal data sets and information.

 

Each Data Center has an internal statewide affiliate network to further assist in disseminating data to local users. These affiliates also have local information and expertise to offer.


Visit TN SDC for a full listing of affiliates.   
2015 Annual Data Users Conference in Murfreesboro

The 2015 TN SDC Data Users Conference will be held in Murfreesboro, TN, on November 17. Visit the TN SDC website for the agenda and registration details. The registration deadline is November 2. 

The daylong event will begin at 8:30 a.m. CST and will include a complimentary breakfast and lunch.

Topics to be covered at the conference by experts from U.S. Census Bureau and the Center for Business and Economic Research include but are not limited to the 2020 Census, the recently released Census Builder Tool, other Census Data Tools, and a Tennessee Economic Update.

For more details see Tennessee Today's press release or the TN SDC conference detail page.
2020 Census Operational Plan 

As part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Program Management Review on October 6, 2015, the 2020 Census Operational Plan was released.

The Census Bureau has two overall goals for the upcoming 2020 Census:
  1. to "count everyone once, only once, and in the right place" and
  2. to "conduct a 2020 Census at a lower cost per household (adjusted for inflation) than the 2010 Census, while maintaining high quality results."
The Census plans to accomplish these goals by implementing a new design:



For a larger image, click here. For more information, visit the 2020 Census Operational Plan.
Other Current Census Releases
  • September 2015 New Residential Sales HERE (released at 10:00 a.m. today)
  • September 2015 New Residential Construction HERE
  • September 2015 Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services HERE
  • August 2015 Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales HERE
  • September 2015 Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services HERE
  • August 2015 Monthly Wholesale Trade HERE

For all other Economic Indicators, visit http://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/index.php.


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