Education

Equal Pay Day: April 2, 2019

The Current Population Survey reports the female-to-male earnings ratio: 0.805 in 2017, 0.778 in ‘07, 0.742 in ‘97, 0.652 in ‘87, 0.589 in ‘77 and 0.578 in ‘67.

Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick’s Day: March 2019

To commemorate this day which celebrates all things Irish, the Census Bureau presents a variety of statistics on Irish-Americans.

Women’s History Month: March 2019

This edition highlights and celebrates the varied accomplishments of women and provides statistical information on demographic and economic topics.

National African-American (Black) History Month: February 2019

To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History W

Number of Master and Doctoral Degrees Doubles Among Population

In the last two decades, the number of people with master’s and doctoral degrees has doubled.

Super Bowl LIII (53): February 3, 2019

Super Bowl LIII involves three top-10 metro areas by estimated population: #2 Los Angeles (Rams) vs. #10 Boston (New England Patriots) hosted by #9 Atlanta.

Alaska 60 Years of Statehood: January 3, 2019

President Eisenhower signed the proclamation admitting Alaska as the 49th state on Jan. 3, 1959. Known as The Last Frontier, its motto is North to the Future.