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Energy Information Administration is proposing to extend, without changes, the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey Report. If you rely on that data, consider submitting a comment in support TODAY (the last day to submit) www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Join handsoffourcens.us this Wednesday for our weekly briefing analyzing the nearly 80k comments published on the decennial census proposed rule. We’ll be joined by special guest Don Graves. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffourcensus-briefing 📅 Wednesdays, 3–3:30 pm ET ⏰ Comments due Nov 2

The U.S. Census Bureau seeks public comment on revisions to the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey For a summary of the call for comments, read the blog from The Census Project thecensusproject.org/2026/10/26/f...

"In summary, while tax records do cover a substantial share of the U.S. population, and are a valuable source of information for ensuring an complete and accurate census count, they have limitations that must be understood and mitigated before widespread use... georgetown.app.box.com/s/mh1kpammw0...

NEW from the Census Bureau "Removed swapping to comply with DAO 216-26" "Determined swapping has little impact on ACS 1-year data products" How did they determine that? Where are the analyses and findings published?

USDA NASS Modernizes Data Visualization with Launch of AgInsights www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...

HAPPENING TODAY: Data Insights Roundtable: Reimagining the Future of Education and Workforce Training Data us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

ATUS arts-activity data for 2024–2025 are here! Explore how much time Americans spend reading, listening to and making music, and doing other arts activities. Free access from #nadacArtsData: https://myumi.ch/2jXeM #artsresearch #creativityresearch

A journalist asked me a few months ago about trimmed mean inflation measures. I said I wasn't sure it made sense to always ignore outliers since they potentially contain signal as well as noise, and it's nice to see GS agreeing here.

WEBINAR: A Data Infrastructure for Measuring the Care Economy Webinar From the National Academies Register: events.nationalacademies.org/47418

EVENT: Modernizing the Current Population Survey Co-hosted by The Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute connect.brookings.edu/register-to-...

A sizeable new batch of public comments were released on the proposed changes to the decennial census, and the % opposed dropped by 2 percentage points each day over the past 2 days...

If you want more information about the proposed changes and how to respond, you can watch the briefing: youtu.be/bKV4687SgJc?...

***Note: Public comment period closes October 20*** Americans with disabilities worry about proposed changes to major national health survey apnews.com/article/nati...

Join handsoffourcens.us this Wednesday for our weekly briefing analyzing the 50k+ comments published on the proposed decennial census rule. We’ll be joined by special guest Dr. Gail Christopher. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffourcensus-briefing 📅 Wednesdays, 3–3:30 pm ET ⏰ Comments due Nov 2

Comments on the NHIS redesign are due today! tinyurl.com/NHIS-Comment

Deep Dive episode: You need to know about these changes to the federal statistical system, with Chris Jackson of @ssrsresearch.bsky.social www.gelliottmorris.com/p/deep-dive-...

Administration delays release of IRS data showing impact of GOP tax cuts www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

NEW: National Congress of American Indians says Trump officials asked tribal nation leaders if there should be a #2030Census question about tribes after proposing to ban a race question, which has allowed identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native and specifying an enrolled or principal tribe

"In 2030, US mortality & morbidity rates will suddenly jump. This will happen not because there is a new pandemic or a sudden rise in cases of existing diseases or injuries, or a sudden decline in access to health care..." The secret to prevention? Ensuring an accurate 2030 U.S. decennial census.

New research, published by researchers from MIT in PNAS, finds that >90% of research findings *would hold* if researchers relied on data protected with differential privacy (DP), casting doubt on claims that challenge the use of DP mitsloan.mit.edu/press/new-re...

Charts! Inflation picked back up in September, on both a headline and a core basis. Prices are up 3.7 percent over the past year. Core prices have risen at an annual rate of 3.4 percent over the past three months. #NumbersDay

More than 40,000 of you have submitted comment in response to the proposed changes to decennial census! Are we going to exceed 60,000? 80,000? 100,000? Have YOU submitted yet?

Guidance from @ipums.bsky.social on submitting a comment on the proposed National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) redesign: "Just do it." We 💗 that energy. We also 💗 the IPUMS summary + list of resources to help you get started: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 📧 IMPORTANT: Submit by 10/19! 📧

Join handsoffourcens.us this Wednesday for our weekly briefing analyzing the nearly 40,000 comments published on the proposed decennial census rule. We’ll be joined by special guest danah boyd. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffourcensus-briefing 📅 Wednesdays, 3–3:30 pm ET ⏰ Comments due Nov 2

Dates Announced for 2025 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...

We hope you got some rest over the weekend and Indigenous Peoples' Day. The most recent check-in on comments submitted on the proposed census rules shows: ✔️ 39,130 comments received 📣 88% opposed

We've been focused on the census lately, but that doesn't mean we have forgotten about other critical data. We applaud @ritahamad.bsky.social and colleagues at @harvard.edu for their new report: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) in Crisis popcenter.harvard.edu/blog/2026/10...

More than 33,000 comments submitted. 88% oppose the proposed changes to the decennial census. Have you shared your thoughts with the Census Bureau yet?

“Without physically removing a single person, these rules would bureaucratically disappear millions of people from the national count. They would also strip away an important reference point against which claims of unequal treatment can be measured.”

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Some good news--the Census Bureau will be sharing business data with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to improve economic estimates. thecensusproject.org/2026/10/05/f...

Today's update shows the % opposed is *dropping*

Join handsoffourcens.us this Wednesday for our weekly briefing analyzing the 20,000+ comments published on the proposed decennial census rule. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffourcensus-briefing 📅 Wednesdays, 3–3:30 pm ET ⏰ Comments due Nov 2 (extended from Oct 13)

Group Says Census Changes Risk $778 Billion in Annual Investment news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

We should also note that the extension to 53 days *still* isn't the 60 day minimum (90 day preferred) that we would expect for a rule of this magnitude. But it's an improvement over just 33 days.

The 2030 Census is in Trouble New essay from census historian Margo Anderson on @donmoyn.bsky.social's Can We Still Govern donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-2030-c...

Some days it might feel like no one is listening and there's no point in engaging to support public data. Other days, we get a reminder about why the work matters. Great work, team!

"in the proposed rule that we’ve been talking about, we don’t see evidence that these changes have been tested" federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2026/...

More resources to help you understand (and comment on) proposed changes to the census:

We deeply appreciate @copafs.bsky.social's efforts on restoring scientific integrity. We signed the letter. 📝 Have you?

Do you rely on data on building permits from the U.S. Census Bureau? The Census Bureau is requesting public comment on continuing the Building Permits Survey Program www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

WEBINAR: Transitioning from Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) to Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI): A Strategic Framework for State Labor Market Analysis www.census.gov/data/academy...

Join us today at handsoffourcens.us for our weekly briefing analyzing comments submitted on the proposed decennial census rule. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffourcensus-briefing 📅 Wednesdays, 3–3:30 pm ET

Federal privacy law highly unlikely in 2026, leaving states to continue setting their own rules statescoop.com/federal-priv...

Trump wants to remove a question about race in the census. We look back at the history www.npr.org/2026/09/27/n...