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Data.census.gov Newsletter – April 2022 Learn about the latest system updates, data releases, and educational opportunities for data.census.gov. Latest System Updates In March, we released new updates to improve your experience on data.census.gov. With this release, you will now see: Refreshed download experience Improved typeahead search suggestions Improved table display for Monthly Population Estimates for the U.S. Fixes to 15 defects Learn More The primary feature of the release is the refreshed download experience. This includes new buttons at the top of the table to clearly indicate the initial file format you will receive: Use the Excel or CSV buttons to get readable output that looks similar to the table display      2. Use the ZIP button to get machine-          readable output With the new experience, table downloads now occur in the background. This allows you to queue up multiple downloads at the same time or continue to use the site as you wait for your downloads to complete. You will also notice improved typeahead search suggestions. The first result now matches our top suggestion for your search, providing greater clarity and ease of use. And finally, we added a recommended pivot to Population Estimates Program table NA_EST2021_POP. This reorganizes the table layout to make the table more readable to you in the default view. Latest Data Releases February 2022 Current Population Survey Basic Monthly – 3/10 2020 Decennial Census Post-Enumeration Survey – 3/10 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates – 3/17 Coming Soon In future updates to data.census.gov, we are working toward: Refreshed landing page Improved Geography Profiles Enhanced search Defects fixes Featured Question What does the output look like for the downloaded, exported, and copied tables? Downloaded (ZIP) files provides machine-readable output. Exported (Excel and CSV) files provide a readable file format that looks similar to the table display on data.census.gov, and includes all of your customizations. Learn More April Events We will promote data.census.gov to attendees at these events in April: Preparedness Summit – 4/5-4/6 Federal Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection Workshop Presentation – 4/5 at 12:45pm Population Association of American Annual Conference – 4/6-4/9 American Planning Association (APA) National Planning Conference – 4/29-5/3 Upcoming Webinar: Creating Customized Tables: Microdata Access Tool in data.census.gov 4/21: 2:00-2:30pm ET The Microdata Access Tool (MDAT), available through data.census.gov, allows users to create custom tabulations with various available Public Use Microdata sets and vintages. In this webinar we will cover the basics of using the MDAT tool, including how to access microdata, and a demonstration on how to access data for topics like sex, age, race and ethnicity, and more.  Details Upcoming Workshops: Choose one of many workshop dates through April 2022. Basics of Finding Data on data.census.gov Choose one of many workshop dates through March 2022. These participatory classes walk you through examples that cover the basics of using data.census.gov to find demographic and economic data, including ways to search, options available for getting tables into Excel, how to map a table, and more. Register Advanced Usage of data.census.gov For experienced users of data.census.gov, or those who have completed the "Basics of Finding Data Using data.census.gov" workshop, this participatory class walks you through some of the more advanced ways to use data.census.gov to find demographic and economic data, including detailed race, ethnicity, and ancestry data, finding data for collections of geographies, using geographic components, and more. Register Recorded Webinars: data.census.gov News and Updates: March We will provide updates on the Geography Profiles for Puerto Rico, new mapping functionality, improved search, and other recently released data.census.gov features. Coming Soon Help us spread the word. Share this on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This About data.census.gov Data.census.gov is the primary platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. We continuously update data.census.gov with new data from our most popular survey and programs, as well as system enhancements to improve your experience on the platform. We're here to help with your data needs: Visit our data.census.gov Resources page for educational materials Learn about Microdata Access and the Census Data API Request a data.census.gov training: ced.cedsci.outreach@census.gov Request a training for your local area: census.askdata@census.gov Ask your questions: census.data@census.gov   Provide Feedback on data.census.gov Your suggestions help determine future improvements we implement to make data.census.gov work better for you! Send Feedback

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