📆 The Week Ahead: Cyber Monday and More 💻

Here's a quick update on the week ahead to keep you in the loop as you start your week.

📆 The Week Ahead 💻 Today is Monday, November 29, 2021 and we are shining a spotlight on America's online retailers on Cyber Monday. Each week on Monday, we'll send you a quick update to keep you in the loop as you start your week. From USA.gov's Guide to Holiday Shopping: The holiday shopping season is one of the busiest times of the year. There are many opportunities to buy gifts for family and friends, donate to charitable causes and shop at stores in person and online. On Cyber Monday, you can find sales and discounts across online retailers. Did You Know? In Q4 2020, e-commerce accounted for $236.0B of the $1.5T in total retail sales. Read More In case you missed it, we recently celebrated a few observances filled with shopping-related stats. Black Friday is an important day for many business owners. Learn about the businesses in your area with County Business Patterns, Monthly State Retail Sales, and more Census Bureau data. Learn More On Small Business Saturday, we celebrated the many small businesses around the nation that help make each neighborhood special. Explore Census Bureau data on small businesses and learn how our tools can help you start your own. Small Biz Data America Counts Stories You May Be Interested In: Think Online Retail Is the Largest E-Commerce Sector? Think Again What's in That Truck I Just Passed on the Highway? U.S. Small Businesses Suffer Supply Chain Disruptions Read More Stories About Business and Economy Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of charity celebrated on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year, Census Bureau employees are giving back by donating to charities through the Combined Federal Campaign. Learn more about how federal employees are making a difference through this initiative. Learn More Happy Birthday Illinois! On Friday, we will celebrate Illinois' 203rd anniversary of statehood. Explore Data Did You Know? Illinois joined the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state. Illinois' population decreased by 18,124 from 2010-2020. The State Bird is the Northern Cardinal. Find more fun facts and explore 2020 Census results on Illinois' state profile page from the America Counts team. 2020 Census Results We've got more state anniversaries coming up this month: Week of December 5: Delaware, Mississippi, Indiana Week of December 12: Pennsylvania, Alabama, New Jersey Week of December 26: Iowa and Texas Help us spread the word about Census Bureau data.  Share this on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This Census Academy Webinars This Week November 30: Webinar on Release of American Community Survey 1-Year Experimental Data December 7: Improved Navigation on data.census.gov (More details coming soon...) December 7: Directorate Defense Trade Control IT Modernization Discussion on Submitting Amendments December 9: Upcoming 2020 Census Data Products December 13 - 15 Virtual Event Hosted by Census Open Innovation Labs: The Opportunity Project Summit: Open Innovation for All Census Academy Resources Releases This Week November 29: New Estimates on America's Families and Living Arrangements December 1: Construction Spending December 1: Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.3 Tip Sheet December 2: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Release December 3: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders See Economic Indicators Coming Soon: December Observances  Starting this week and into December, we celebrate the following observances: The 2021 Holiday Season December 6: National Miners Day December 6: National Pawnbrokers December 7: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 15: Bill of Rights Day December 17: Wright Brothers Day December 21, 2021: National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Learn More About the Census Bureau We serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. We are a statistical organization focused on data. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our information to make far-reaching decisions.

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