Data & Trends

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 2 Biweekly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the…

Census Bureau: Over 88 Percent of Households Counted So Far in 2020 Census

Over 88% of housing units have been accounted for in the 2020 Census as of today, with 22.7% counted by census takers and other field data collection operations, and 65.5% of housing units responding online, by phone or by mail. Every day, the U.S. Census Bureau releases the 2020 Census housing unit completion rate for the nation,…

Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 2 Weekly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Small Business Pulse Survey. Data collection began Aug. 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting Aug. 20 through Oct. 15, 2020. The second phase includes questions on the core concepts from the first phase of the survey, as well as…

Census Bureau: Upcoming Webinar on Release of 2019 American Community Survey Statistics

What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on Sept. 10 from 2-3 p.m. EDT in advance of the Sept. 17 release of the 2019 American Community Survey statistics. The webinar will show participants how to access new data and online resources from the 2019 American Community Survey. Attendees will also learn about changes related to this release,…

CFPB: New Report Examines Early Impact of Pandemic on Consumer Credit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a report today examining the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer credit. The report found that consumers have not experienced significant increases in delinquency or other negative credit outcomes as reported in credit record data following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States….

Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 2 Weekly Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Small Business Pulse Survey. Data collection began Aug. 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting Aug. 20 through Oct. 15, 2020. The second phase includes questions on the core concepts from the first phase of the survey, as well as…

CFPB: Analysis of 2019 HMDA Data Points Issued

Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) analysis of the 2019 HMDA Data. This data article is the second in a series and follows the first article  published in June of this year. The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) is a data collection, reporting, and disclosure statute that was…

Census Bureau: New Report Released on Retail Workers

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released Retail Workers: 2018, a new report on the nation’s retail workforce. Retail jobs are some of the most common occupations in the United States. This report does not reflect any possible economic impacts related to COVID-19, but instead serves as a pre-crisis benchmark for future research. In 2018, 9.8 million…

HUD & Census Bureau: New Residental Sales Report Released for July 2020

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for July 2020: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in July 2020 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 901,000. This is 13.9 percent (±20.0 percent)* above the revised June…

HUD: New Report Shows Opportunity Zones on Track to Lift One Million Americans Out of Poverty

Poverty rate to be reduced by 11% in Opportunity Zones through billions in investment and new job opportunities The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) yesterday delivered a Progress Report on President Trump’s Opportunity Zones initiative to White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Chairman Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development….