Stats for Stories: April & May 2022

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Abor Day, Administrative Professionals, Drugs, Louisiana and more.

April & May 2022 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS) Tomorrow is Arbor Day. Saturday is Drug Take Back Day, Louisiana's 210th Anniversary of Statehood, and the end of Administrative Professionals Week. Sunday begins Small Business Week. May is Bike Month, Older Americans Month, and World Trade Month.   National Arbor Day 150th Anniversary: April 29 The 2019 County Business Patterns program counted 8,366 forestry and logging establishments, with 51,928 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll. More Stats National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 30 The U.S. seasonally adjusted total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $255B in 2021. Stats Here Louisiana 210th Anniversary of Statehood (1812): April 30 Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. Nickname: Pelican State. Motto: Union, Justice, Confidence. Get Stats Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 24-30 & 27 The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 2,009,727 secretaries and administrative assistants including 219,808 executive, 51,042 legal, and 58,533 medical. More Stats Small Business Week: May 1-7 The 2019 County Business Patterns found that the 4.3M of all 8.0M establishments in the U.S. had 1 to 4 employees. Just under 200,000 had 100 employees or more. Stats Here National Bike Month: May In 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 805,722 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from about 865,000 in 2012, and up from 665,000 in 2007. Get Stats Older Americans Month: May The 2019 American Community Survey estimated there were 54,074,028 people aged 65 and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 328,239,523, or 16.5%. More Stats World Trade Month: May On April 5, 2022, the FT900 reported the goods and services deficit was $89.2B in February, down less than $0.1B from $89.2B in January, revised. Stats Here All Stats for Stories for April 2022: Community Colleges Month: April NCAA 2022 Women's and Men's Basketball Final Fours: April 1-4 Grammy Awards: April 3 National Library Week: April 3-9 Major League Baseball Opening Day: April 7 National Beer Day: April 7 National Siblings Day: April 10 National Pet Day: April 11 National Volunteer: April 17-23 National Tax Day: April 18 National Kindergarten Day: April 21 Earth Day: April 22 World Book and Copyright Day: April 23 Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 24-30 & 27 National Telephone Day: April 25 National Arbor Day: April 29 Louisiana 210th Anniversary of Statehood (1812): April 30 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: April 30 All Stats for Stories for May 2022: National Bike Month: May Older Americans Month: May World Trade Month: May Public Service Recognition Week: May 1-7 (updating soon) Small Business Week: May 1-7 Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 2-6 & 3 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: May 2-June TBD (updating soon) National Nurses Day & Week: May 6 & 6-12 Mother's Day: May 8 Europe Day: May 9 National Police Week: May 15-21 Bike to Work Week & Day: May 16-22 & 20 Armed Forces Day: May 21 Waitstaff Day: May 21 National Maritime Day: May 22 About Stats for Stories Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.

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