The first observance of Labor Day was likely on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City for a parade. That celebration inspired similar events...
Summertime is winding down and vacations are coming to an end, signaling that back-to-school time is here. It’s a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up...
Today, I’m excited to showcase the addition of several new features to the World Population Clock. For the first time, basic population facts and visualizations are available...
U.S. Department of Commerce Application Programming Interface Terms of Service Agreement The U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") offers some of its public data in...
I’m pleased to announce the beginning of data collection for the inaugural Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. This new survey will be a supplement to the U.S. Census Bureau’s...
Over the past decade, the Commerce Department has worked with our federal partners to make strategic investments in the region designed to foster economic growth and improve...
“Today’s second estimate of real GDP demonstrates sustained economic growth driven by consumer spending and business investment,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny...
Not only can Census Bureau statistics tell us about the recovery from events like Hurricane Katrina, but they can also provide important information about communities for...
Hosted by the Commerce Department, the third natural capital business roundtable in a series focusing on coastal regions is set to take place September 18th at Columbia...
Earlier this week, the U.S. Census Bureau released preliminary results from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) and minority-owned businesses continue to grow...
On July 30th, the Commerce Data Advisory Council convened its second meeting to review and provide guidance on the Department of Commerce's data. This one-of-a-kind...
People are using our data to feed the hungry. The Capital Area Food Bank in Lorton, Virginia, has layered Department of Commerce datasets over their own to identify...
Information powers commercial decisions. Yet, small and medium-sized businesses don't always have the information they need in order to succeed. One of the classic...
The U.S. Department of Commerce hosts a number of programs that support startups and entrepreneurs, and create the necessary conditions for innovation. The U.S. Patent and...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the following statement on the July jobs report, which showed that U.S. employment rose by 215,000 last month. “The...
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released its first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of 2015. Real GDP...
NIST is offering prizes totaling $45,000 to software developers who create the most innovative and impactful Apps using NIST reference data. The challenge is open to U.S...
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in...
Staying compliant is an extremely important component to exporting. In 2010, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) accepted the Export Control...
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. This most...
Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population. Their size exceeds that of...
Through its 12 bureaus, the Department of Commerce creates the conditions for economic growth and opportunity on both a domestic and global scale. As the voice of business in...
The idea of Father’s Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a...