COPAFS News
2024 FCSM Conference – Sponsorships Available
The 2024 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will take place October 22 thru October 24 at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. Abstracts are currently being reviewed by the Planning Committee. Sponsorships for the conference are available for purchase at fcsmconf.org.
Upcoming Events
COPAFS Quarterly Meeting: June 7
The June Quarterly Meeting will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024. Per tradition, the June meeting will feature each of 13 heads of the federal statistical agencies (Full agenda). They will give updates regarding their respective agencies and engage in a panel discussion. There will also be time for questions from attendees during each session. There will be 3 sessions in total and a wrap up discussion at the end of the day. We hope you will come and join us in-person for what promises to be a special event!
The meeting will take place at the AERA Convening Center (1430 K St, NW, Ste 700, Washington, DC 20005) which is conveniently located near the McPherson Sq Metro (blue/orange/silver line) stop. If taking Metro, take the 14th and I St exit, walk North on 14th St, and turn Left on K Street. The building will be on your left walking West on K St. Once in the building take the righthand elevator to the 7th Floor.
A networking lunch will be held at noon in the Convening Center. The cost for lunch is $20. Please indicate if you will join us for lunch so we can plan accordingly.
American Psychological Association 2024 Convention: August 8-10
APA 2024 will be held August 8-10, 2024 in Seattle, WA. For more information visit the conference .
American Psychological Association 2024 Convention: August 8-10
APA 2024 will be held August 8-10, 2024 in Seattle, WA. For more information, visit the conference site.
119th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting: August 9-13
The 119th ASA Annual Meeting will be held August 9-13, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec. The conference theme is “Intersectional Solidarities: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy.” For more information, visit the conference site.
Agency Releases
Bureau of Economic Analysis (DOC)
- On July 26, Personal Income and Outlays, June 2024 was released. Personal income increased $50.4 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in June. Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less personal current taxes, increased $37.7 billion (0.2 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $57.6 billion (0.3 percent).
- On July 12, New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2023 was released. Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $148.8 billion in 2023. Expenditures decreased $57.4 billion, or 28 percent, from $206.2 billion (revised) in 2022 and were below the annual average of $265.6 billion for 2014–2022. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL)
- On May 17, State Employment and Unemployment Summary – April 2024 was released. Unemployment rates were lower in April in 5 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Thirty states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 19 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent but was 0.5 percentage point higher than in April 2023. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 6 states and was essentially unchanged in 44 states and the District of Columbia in April 2024. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states and was essentially unchanged in 19 states and the District.
- On May 15, Consumer Price Index Summary – April 2024 was released. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.4 percent in March. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter rose in April, as did the index for gasoline. Combined, these two indexes contributed over seventy percent of the monthly increase in the index for all items. The energy index rose 1.1 percent over the month. The food index was unchanged in April. The food at home index declined 0.2 percent, while the food away from home index rose 0.3 percent over the month. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in April, after rising 0.4 percent in each of the 3 preceding months. Indexes which increased in April include shelter, motor vehicle insurance, medical care, apparel, and personal care. The indexes for used cars and trucks, household furnishings and operations, and new vehicles were among those that decreased over the month.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (DOT)
- On May 15, the 2023 Scheduled Passenger Airlines Report was released. U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a 2023 after-tax net profit of $7.8 billion, and a pre-tax operating profit of $13.2 billion. In 2022 the net profit was $1.6 billion, which indicates airlines saw a significant increase in 2023. U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
- On May 17 it was reported that Docked Bikeshare Ridership increased in 2023. Most but not all docked bikeshare systems experienced an increase in ridership in 2023. In 2023, ridership declined 10% on Indego (serving Philadelphia, PA), 5% on BlueBikes (serving the Boston, MA metro area) and Bay Wheels (serving the San Francisco, CA area), and 1% on Divvy (serving Chicago, IL). With the exception of Bay Wheels, growth in years prior to 2023 more than offset the declines these four systems experienced during 2020, when COVID-19 significantly reduced ridership on nearly all systems. Ridership on BayWheels, on the other hand, was 4% percentage points below the 2019 level in 2023.
Census Bureau (DOC)
- On May 16, the 2023 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll report and data tables were released. In March 2023, state and local governments employed 19.6 million people, an increase of 1.9 percent from the 2022 Census of Governments figure of 19.2 million. Nationally, local government workers comprised the majority of the state and local government workforce with 14.2 million employees (72.6 percent). In comparison, state governments employed 5.4 million workers (27.4 percent).
- On May 16, Vintage 2023 Population Estimates were released. Cities with populations of 50,000 or more grew by an average of 0.2% in the Northeast and 0.1% in the Midwest after declining an average of 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, in 2022. Those in the West went up by an average of 0.2% from 2022 to 2023. Cities in the South grew the fastest – by an average 1.0%.
Economic Research Service (USDA)
- On May 9, Evaluating the Effects of Nontariff Measures on Poultry Trade was released. The number of country notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO) of upcoming nondiscriminatory poultry NTMs increased from a low of 18 in 1997 to a peak of 849 in 2018. These poultry NTM notifications include sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, which are standards applied to international trade flows to ensure food safety and protect human, animal, or plant life or health, and technical barriers to trade (TBTs), which are regulations, standards, and procedures that define the characteristics a poultry product should have to enter into a specific market.
- On May 1, Cover Crops on Livestock Operations: Potential for Expansion in the United States was released. Overall adoption of cover crops by cattle operations with cropland is relatively low and similar to all farms with harvested cropland (14 percent versus 12 percent in 2017). This may reflect barriers to adoption or a lack of knowledge or technical expertise about how to implement such systems. Dairy and feedlot operations with cropland are more than twice as likely to grow cover crops as operations with cattle and cropland overall (33 percent of dairy operations and 27 percent of feedlot operations in 2017 versus 14 percent of cattle operations with cropland overall).
Energy Information Administration (DOE)
- On May 13, Domestic Uranium Production Report: First Quarter 2024 was released. U.S. production of uranium concentrate (U3O8) in the first quarter of 2024 totaled 82,533 pounds U3O8. This quarter’s total uranium production occurred at five facilities, four in Wyoming (Nichols Ranch ISR Project, Ross CPP, Lost Creek Project, and Smith Ranch-Highland Operation) and one in Texas (Rosita).
- On May 1, Monthly Densified Biomass Fuel Report, February 2024 was released. As of February 2024, the monthly data collection included 76 operating manufacturers of densified biomass fuel. These manufacturers had a total production capacity of 13.17 million tons per year and collectively had an equivalent of 2,428 full-time employees. In February 2024, the monthly respondents purchased 1.87 million tons of raw biomass feedstock, produced 0.89 million tons of densified biomass fuel, and sold 0.84 million tons of densified biomass fuel. Note that feedstock purchases do not directly relate to production in the same reporting period.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)
- On May 15, Census of Agriculture Congressional District Profiles and Rankings was released. This summary presents data by congressional district from the 118th Congress that includes land, farms, market value of agricultural products sold, rankings and producer characteristics. “These profiles present local data in a fast and easy-to-read format, allowing producers and all data users to quickly view and evaluate information,” said NASS Acting Administrator Joseph Parsons. “Congressional District Profiles and Rankings from the ag census are only available every five years. Providing ag census information at a congressional district level, in addition to state, county and nationwide data, allows data users to compare districts to each other, shows the value of agriculture in a district, and informs policy makers.”
National Center for Education Statistics (IES)
- On May 13, data from the School Pulse Panel US Outlying Area Data was released. These data show that 84% of public schools provided individual-based mental health interventions for students, 19% of public school students utilized school-based mental health services, and 58% of public schools reported that the percentage of students seeking mental health services increased since last school year.
- On May 7, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2021-2022 was released. This first look report presents state-level data on revenues by source and expenditures by function and object for public elementary and secondary education for school year 2021–22. The tables present data submitted annually to NCES by state education agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other jurisdictions.
National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
- On May 16, data tables from the Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates from the NHIS, October 2022 – December 2023 were released.
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF)
- On May 21, Research and Development: US Trends and International Comparisons was released. In 2022, the United States performed an estimated $885.6 billion in research and development (R&D) in current U.S. dollars. This is an increase from 2021 of 12% in current (nominal) dollars and a 5% increase in constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars. The business sector is by far the largest performer of U.S. R&D. In 2022, this sector performed an estimated $692.7 billion in domestic R&D (current U.S. dollars), or 78% of U.S. R&D, a 14% increase from the $608.6 billion performed in 2021 (6% increase in constant dollars). The second-largest performing sector in 2022 was higher education, with $91.4 billion (or 10% of the U.S. R&D total). This represented a 7% increase from 2021 in current dollars, but performance stagnated in constant dollars (-0.4% change). In 2022, the federal government performed $73.3 billion, for an 8% share of U.S. R&D, compared with $66.8 billion in 2021, for a 10% increase (3% in constant dollars).
Federal Register Notices
There were 39 federal register notices posted by federal statistical agencies from June 26, 2024 to July 25, 2024. Links to each of these notices are organized by agency below.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (DOC) – 3 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Voter Registration and Ballot Forms | |
| 5/16/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators’ Revenues and Expenses in the United States | 5/2/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Direct Investment Surveys: BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad | 4/29/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-180, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (DOJ) – 5 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/20/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities | Link |
| 5/13/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Death-in-Custody Reporting Act Program Collection | Link | 5/7/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; FBI Bioterrorism Preparedness Act Entity/Individual Information | Link | 5/6/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension, With Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; Survey of Sexual Victimization | Link | 4/29/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; [Extension of a Previously Approved Collection]; FBI Hazardous Devices School Course Application | Link |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL) – No New Notices
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (DOT) – 1 New Notice
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/10/2024 | Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Reporting Required for International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | Link |
Census Bureau (DOC) – 3 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Redistricting Data Program | Link |
| 5/6/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Boundary and Annexation Survey | Link | 4/29/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Test | Link |
Economic Research Service (USDA) – No New Notices
Energy Information Administration (DOE) – 1 New Notice
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/3/2024 | Agency Information Collection Extension – Uranium Data Program (UDP) | Link |
National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA) – No New Notices
National Center for Education Statistics (DOEd) – 8 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/17/2024 | Research and Development Infrastructure Grant | Link |
| 5/13/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Follow-Up Surveys to the 2023-24 NTPS: 2024-25 Teacher Follow-Up Survey (TFS) and 2024-25 Principal Follow-Up | Link | 5/6/2024 | Applications for New Awards; Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program Early-phase Grants | Link | 5/6/2024 | Applications for New Awards; Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program Mid-Phase Grants | Link |
| 5/6/2024 | Applications for New Awards; Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program Expansion Grants | Link |
| 5/3/2024 | Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings | Link |
| 4/30/2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) April 2024 Materials Revision Request | Link |
| 4/29/2024 | Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance | Link |
National Center for Health Statistics (HHS) – 4 New Notices
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/17/2024 | Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review | Link |
| 5/13/2024 | Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations | Link |
| 5/7/2024 | Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations | Link |
| 5/7/2024 | Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations | Link |
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF) – No New Notices
Office of Research, Evaluation & Statistics (SSA) – 1 New Notice
| Date | Notice | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2024 | Request for Information: Social Security Administration’s Plan for Increasing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research |
Statistics of Income Division (IRS) – No New Notices