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Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is a national network that links users, producers, and disseminators of government statistical data. Members share a vital concern about the collection, dissemination, preservation, and interpretation of public data.
Government data shape and improve our lives from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to sleep.
Here’s a quick look at how...
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Here’s a quick look at how...
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A Day in the Life with Federal Government Data – Association of Public Data Users
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November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Government data shape and improve our lives from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to sleep.
Here’s a quick look at how...
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Here’s a quick look at how...
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MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Data Analyst 3, (4 Positions)
New York State Education Department
Details: statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacan...
Data Analyst 3, (4 Positions)
New York State Education Department
Details: statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacan...
StateJobsNY - Public Information: Review Vacancy
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November 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Data Analyst 3, (4 Positions)
New York State Education Department
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Data Analyst 3, (4 Positions)
New York State Education Department
Details: statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacan...
JOB OPPORTUNITY
with New York State Education Department's data shop
Assistant Data Director in the Special Education and Federal Reporting Areas
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with New York State Education Department's data shop
Assistant Data Director in the Special Education and Federal Reporting Areas
statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacan...
StateJobsNY - Public Information: Review Vacancy
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November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
JOB OPPORTUNITY
with New York State Education Department's data shop
Assistant Data Director in the Special Education and Federal Reporting Areas
statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacan...
with New York State Education Department's data shop
Assistant Data Director in the Special Education and Federal Reporting Areas
statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacan...
BREAKING NEWS
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
www.bls.gov
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
BREAKING NEWS
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced cancellations of several key data releases
🔺 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS)
🔺 Employment Situation
🔺 Consumer Price Index
... and more
This has knock-on effects for other products, like GDP (produced at BEA)
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
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Trust in data is declining, but there are actions we can take to protect private data. We’re excited to promote Safety First: A SMARTT Data Framework, a framework built to help nonprofits and government agencies keep private data safe.
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trust in data is declining, but there are actions we can take to protect private data. We’re excited to promote Safety First: A SMARTT Data Framework, a framework built to help nonprofits and government agencies keep private data safe.
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
Learn more about the framework at aapidata.com/action/safet...
Call for abstracts: 2026 Privacy and Public Policy Conference
Purpose: Foster collaboration between privacy researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
Dates: February 9-10, 2026
Location: Washington D.C.
Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 11:59 PM EST, 2025
Submit now: forms.gle/fWcZ6r97fkrm...
Purpose: Foster collaboration between privacy researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
Dates: February 9-10, 2026
Location: Washington D.C.
Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 11:59 PM EST, 2025
Submit now: forms.gle/fWcZ6r97fkrm...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Call for abstracts: 2026 Privacy and Public Policy Conference
Purpose: Foster collaboration between privacy researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
Dates: February 9-10, 2026
Location: Washington D.C.
Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 11:59 PM EST, 2025
Submit now: forms.gle/fWcZ6r97fkrm...
Purpose: Foster collaboration between privacy researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
Dates: February 9-10, 2026
Location: Washington D.C.
Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 11:59 PM EST, 2025
Submit now: forms.gle/fWcZ6r97fkrm...
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So great to see BLS back to work measuring and informing us about our large and dynamic economy.
It’s a great institution full of dedicated civil servants deeply committed their mission. They have had a tough year, and everyone is covering for someone who left. I thank them all for their service.
It’s a great institution full of dedicated civil servants deeply committed their mission. They have had a tough year, and everyone is covering for someone who left. I thank them all for their service.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So great to see BLS back to work measuring and informing us about our large and dynamic economy.
It’s a great institution full of dedicated civil servants deeply committed their mission. They have had a tough year, and everyone is covering for someone who left. I thank them all for their service.
It’s a great institution full of dedicated civil servants deeply committed their mission. They have had a tough year, and everyone is covering for someone who left. I thank them all for their service.
Webinar about Census's new Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES)
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES): Fresh from the Census Bureau". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
See the future of economic surveys by delving into the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). This new annual survey combines the following seven existing annual business surveys into a streamlined...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Webinar about Census's new Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES)
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georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our colleagues from mySidewalk at their next webinar
Solving the Data Capacity Crisis
December 4 | 1pm CST
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Solving the Data Capacity Crisis
December 4 | 1pm CST
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Webinar | Solving the Data Capacity Crisis
Join our webinar on December 4 to explore the Data Capacity Crisis and discover strategies to bridge the gap between data availability and effective usage.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Join our colleagues from mySidewalk at their next webinar
Solving the Data Capacity Crisis
December 4 | 1pm CST
visit.mysidewalk.com/webinar-solv...
Solving the Data Capacity Crisis
December 4 | 1pm CST
visit.mysidewalk.com/webinar-solv...
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The 2026 Privacy and Public Policy Conf. will be held on Feb 9 & 10 at Gtown Univ. The prog comm is now accepting submissions for presenters thru Dec 15. Privacy experts, researchers, data stewards, data practitioners, and public policymakers are all welcome!
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November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The 2026 Privacy and Public Policy Conf. will be held on Feb 9 & 10 at Gtown Univ. The prog comm is now accepting submissions for presenters thru Dec 15. Privacy experts, researchers, data stewards, data practitioners, and public policymakers are all welcome!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🚨 Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians
Pending bills targeting decennial census and American Community Survey would make results less reliable
www.science.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🚨 Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Breaking news relevant for education data
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Breaking news relevant for education data
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Help a researcher out with their question:
Have any NCES data users gotten a disclosure review approved for a paper/report since spring? I've been waiting for 6+ months 😞
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Help a researcher out with their question:
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NEW: University of South Florida College Republicans ask a federal judge to rule without a trial that a "new 2020 Census Report" is needed and that the #2030Census can't use a statistical technique to fill in any missing data about group-living quarters, as well as differential privacy protections
Summary Judgment – #50 in University of South Florida College Republicans v. Lutnick (M.D. Fla., 8:25-cv-02486) – CourtListener.com
Summary Judgment
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November 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
NEW: University of South Florida College Republicans ask a federal judge to rule without a trial that a "new 2020 Census Report" is needed and that the #2030Census can't use a statistical technique to fill in any missing data about group-living quarters, as well as differential privacy protections
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Breaking news: The SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT comes out on THURSDAY., Nov. 20.
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
www.bls.gov
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Breaking news: The SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT comes out on THURSDAY., Nov. 20.
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
BLS will announce revised news release dates on this page as they become available.
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
Read the latest in our new blog series
Driving While Looking Through a Shattered Rearview Mirror
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Driving While Looking Through a Shattered Rearview Mirror
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November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Read the latest in our new blog series
Driving While Looking Through a Shattered Rearview Mirror
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Driving While Looking Through a Shattered Rearview Mirror
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Wondering when you'll get your #BLS data?? The Friends of BLS have posted an FAQ about the impact of the shutdown on #BLSdata: www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org @betseystevenson.bsky.social @justinwolfers.bsky.social @jasonfurman.bsky.social @jedkolko.bsky.social
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org @betseystevenson.bsky.social @justinwolfers.bsky.social @jasonfurman.bsky.social @jedkolko.bsky.social
2025 Government Shutdown FAQs on BLS Data — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Friends of BLS The 2025 Government Shutdown and BLS Data: Questions & Answers How will the government shutdown, which may be over by the time you read this, affect BLS data? F...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Wondering when you'll get your #BLS data?? The Friends of BLS have posted an FAQ about the impact of the shutdown on #BLSdata: www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org @betseystevenson.bsky.social @justinwolfers.bsky.social @jasonfurman.bsky.social @jedkolko.bsky.social
#econsky @aaronsojourner.org @betseystevenson.bsky.social @justinwolfers.bsky.social @jasonfurman.bsky.social @jedkolko.bsky.social
With the government reopening, many agencies are updating their data release schedules.
Stay tuned...
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Stay tuned...
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BEA Advisory: BEA Developing Updated Economic Release Schedule
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November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
With the government reopening, many agencies are updating their data release schedules.
Stay tuned...
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Stay tuned...
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It's a sad #JobsDay
At 8:30 am ET, BLS was scheduled to deliver one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing.
Prior government shutdowns never prevented a month's household data collection. This one has.
#EconSky #NumbersDay #JobsDay
At 8:30 am ET, BLS was scheduled to deliver one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing.
Prior government shutdowns never prevented a month's household data collection. This one has.
#EconSky #NumbersDay #JobsDay
Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's a sad #JobsDay
At 8:30 am ET, BLS was scheduled to deliver one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing.
Prior government shutdowns never prevented a month's household data collection. This one has.
#EconSky #NumbersDay #JobsDay
At 8:30 am ET, BLS was scheduled to deliver one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing.
Prior government shutdowns never prevented a month's household data collection. This one has.
#EconSky #NumbersDay #JobsDay
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Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
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Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
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2. Calabria said part of his agenda is getting to a point "where we can say the federal government is first in class in protecting your data," adding he believes "on a road from 1 to 100, maybe [the government is] about 60."
I've reached out to OMB's press office to ask why Calabria believes this
I've reached out to OMB's press office to ask why Calabria believes this
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
2. Calabria said part of his agenda is getting to a point "where we can say the federal government is first in class in protecting your data," adding he believes "on a road from 1 to 100, maybe [the government is] about 60."
I've reached out to OMB's press office to ask why Calabria believes this
I've reached out to OMB's press office to ask why Calabria believes this
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NEW: "We create all these frameworks on how the private sector shares your personal data. I'm not convinced that we the government live up to those same standards on a daily basis," Mark Calabria, US chief statistician at OMB overseeing Census Bureau and other statistical agencies, said at @csis.org
Federal Statistics For Economic Security
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: "We create all these frameworks on how the private sector shares your personal data. I'm not convinced that we the government live up to those same standards on a daily basis," Mark Calabria, US chief statistician at OMB overseeing Census Bureau and other statistical agencies, said at @csis.org
Data scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration
Thank you @mikeysid.bsky.social for covering the loss of public data.
apnews.com/article/cens...
Thank you @mikeysid.bsky.social for covering the loss of public data.
apnews.com/article/cens...
Data scientists perform last rites for 'dearly departed datasets' in 2nd Trump administration
A group of U.S. data scientists has published a list of federal datasets that have been altered or removed since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Data scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration
Thank you @mikeysid.bsky.social for covering the loss of public data.
apnews.com/article/cens...
Thank you @mikeysid.bsky.social for covering the loss of public data.
apnews.com/article/cens...
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Really interesting opportunity for someone early- to mid-career who wants to work at the intersection of demography and democracy.
kettering.bamboohr.com/careers/35
Really interesting opportunity for someone early- to mid-career who wants to work at the intersection of demography and democracy.
kettering.bamboohr.com/careers/35
Applied Demographer and Visualization Specialist for Inclusive Democracy
Summary
The Applied Demographer and Data Visualization Specialist for Inclusive Democracy supports the foundation’s mission by analyzing demographic and social trends to provide insights across all pr...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Really interesting opportunity for someone early- to mid-career who wants to work at the intersection of demography and democracy.
kettering.bamboohr.com/careers/35
Really interesting opportunity for someone early- to mid-career who wants to work at the intersection of demography and democracy.
kettering.bamboohr.com/careers/35