APDU
@apduorg.bsky.social
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.
Reposted by APDU
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
Reposted by APDU
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
Reposted by APDU
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...
Reposted by APDU
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
Reposted by APDU
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
www.youtube.com
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...
kettering.bamboohr.com
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
New resource from @pogo.org
Census Matters: Why an Accurate Count is Essential to Funding Our Communities
www.pogo.org/reports/cens...
Census Matters: Why an Accurate Count is Essential to Funding Our Communities
www.pogo.org/reports/cens...
Census Matters: Why an Accurate Count is Essential to Funding Our…
The Census directs trillions of dollars to federal programs across the country. Here's what Census-directed spending looks like in your state.
www.pogo.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New resource from @pogo.org
Census Matters: Why an Accurate Count is Essential to Funding Our Communities
www.pogo.org/reports/cens...
Census Matters: Why an Accurate Count is Essential to Funding Our Communities
www.pogo.org/reports/cens...
Reposted by APDU
Our latest blog post debunks claims that the recently terminated Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey was “redundant.”
In reality, no other survey is capable of replacing it.
🔗 dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
In reality, no other survey is capable of replacing it.
🔗 dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
Uncovering Additional Threats to Food Security Data: Why the “Redundancy” Claim Doesn’t Hold Up | America's Data Index
dataindex.us
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Our latest blog post debunks claims that the recently terminated Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey was “redundant.”
In reality, no other survey is capable of replacing it.
🔗 dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
In reality, no other survey is capable of replacing it.
🔗 dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
Reposted by APDU
Do you wish you had an infographic that would help explain the effect of cuts across the federal government--from USDA to FEMA to USAID?
Well, I just learned that The Poster Project has you covered.
posterproject.us
Well, I just learned that The Poster Project has you covered.
posterproject.us
Home - The Poster Project
Simple, clear graphics to illustrate the specific human impact that cuts to federal agencies will have on individual states and territories.
posterproject.us
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Do you wish you had an infographic that would help explain the effect of cuts across the federal government--from USDA to FEMA to USAID?
Well, I just learned that The Poster Project has you covered.
posterproject.us
Well, I just learned that The Poster Project has you covered.
posterproject.us
Reposted by APDU
This Halloween, EssentialData.US, FAS, and Public Environmental Data Partners are remembering federal datasets terminated or removed this year. Add to their list by Oct. 29, 11:59 pm ET: https://essentialdata.us/in-memoriam.html
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This Halloween, EssentialData.US, FAS, and Public Environmental Data Partners are remembering federal datasets terminated or removed this year. Add to their list by Oct. 29, 11:59 pm ET: https://essentialdata.us/in-memoriam.html
ICYMI...
On Oct 23, the #FriendsofBLS hosted a webinar featuring @ericagroshen.bsky.social, @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social and Bill Beach giving an update on BLS and #FriendsofBLS activities as well as issuing a call to action.
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
VIDEO: Friends of BLS Member Webinar - Oct 2025 — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the Friends of BLS hosted a webinar featuring three former BLS Commissioners: Erika McEntarfer, Bill Beach, and Erica Groshen. The webinar gives an update o...
www.friendsofbls.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
ICYMI...
"Right now, you can think of it as a numbers factory and the raw materials come in and these indicators come out. The absence of that would be, I fear, one of two things..."
Read as @amy-ohara.bsky.social discusses "What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data" with @pbsnews.org
Read as @amy-ohara.bsky.social discusses "What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data" with @pbsnews.org
What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data
The inflation report was delayed due to the government shutdown and the White House said there will likely be no report next month. But even before the shutdown, experts were sounding the alarm after ...
www.pbs.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Right now, you can think of it as a numbers factory and the raw materials come in and these indicators come out. The absence of that would be, I fear, one of two things..."
Read as @amy-ohara.bsky.social discusses "What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data" with @pbsnews.org
Read as @amy-ohara.bsky.social discusses "What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data" with @pbsnews.org
Reposted by APDU
@dataindex.us @publicenvirodata.bsky.social and Federation of American Scientists (FAS) have set up a campaign this Halloween season. Nominate your favorite Dearly Departed Datasets now: www.datarescueproject.org/support-dear...
Support Dearly Departed Datasets
Our federal data is meeting an untimely end. Help track their final days. 🪦
www.datarescueproject.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@dataindex.us @publicenvirodata.bsky.social and Federation of American Scientists (FAS) have set up a campaign this Halloween season. Nominate your favorite Dearly Departed Datasets now: www.datarescueproject.org/support-dear...
Reposted by APDU
36 organizations, ~400 individuals from 45 states and DC signed our letter to Congress opposing USDA's termination of food security data collection. Read (and share) our letter here: bit.ly/CPSFSS
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
36 organizations, ~400 individuals from 45 states and DC signed our letter to Congress opposing USDA's termination of food security data collection. Read (and share) our letter here: bit.ly/CPSFSS
Are you trying to make sense of what's going on with SNAP?
This primer covers it all (including showcasing the importance of robust data)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
HT @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social
This primer covers it all (including showcasing the importance of robust data)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
HT @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social
The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill
How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Are you trying to make sense of what's going on with SNAP?
This primer covers it all (including showcasing the importance of robust data)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
HT @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social
This primer covers it all (including showcasing the importance of robust data)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
HT @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Please repost:
We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
JOB OPPORTUNITY
"Without sufficient funding and freedom from political interference, the federal statistical system as we know it — and our ability to make economic and policy decisions based in reality — are in jeopardy."
~ @centeronbudget.bsky.social
Read now: www.cbpp.org/research/pov...
~ @centeronbudget.bsky.social
Read now: www.cbpp.org/research/pov...
Federal Data Are Disappearing as Statistical Agencies Face Budget Cuts and Political Pressure
Federal statistical agencies face increasingly overt politicization by the Trump Administration on top of chronic underinvestment, uncertainty, and recent and proposed budget cuts, all of which threat...
www.cbpp.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"Without sufficient funding and freedom from political interference, the federal statistical system as we know it — and our ability to make economic and policy decisions based in reality — are in jeopardy."
~ @centeronbudget.bsky.social
Read now: www.cbpp.org/research/pov...
~ @centeronbudget.bsky.social
Read now: www.cbpp.org/research/pov...
Statisticians Warn House Bill Provision Would Drive up Census Costs While Reducing Accuracy
thecensusproject.org/2025/10/22/s...
thecensusproject.org/2025/10/22/s...
Statisticians Warn House Bill Provision Would Drive up Census Costs While Reducing Accuracy - The Census Project
Statisticians are concerned that Section 605 in the House Fiscal
thecensusproject.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Statisticians Warn House Bill Provision Would Drive up Census Costs While Reducing Accuracy
thecensusproject.org/2025/10/22/s...
thecensusproject.org/2025/10/22/s...
Reposted by APDU
Wild story.
The US Federal Reserve has long used additional data from payroll-processing company ADP to buttress official jobs numbers.
During the shutdown this third party data is extra important for filling the gap.
And ADP has stopped sharing the data.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
The US Federal Reserve has long used additional data from payroll-processing company ADP to buttress official jobs numbers.
During the shutdown this third party data is extra important for filling the gap.
And ADP has stopped sharing the data.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wild story.
The US Federal Reserve has long used additional data from payroll-processing company ADP to buttress official jobs numbers.
During the shutdown this third party data is extra important for filling the gap.
And ADP has stopped sharing the data.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
The US Federal Reserve has long used additional data from payroll-processing company ADP to buttress official jobs numbers.
During the shutdown this third party data is extra important for filling the gap.
And ADP has stopped sharing the data.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
What happens if we lose the public data that fuels funding, representation, & private enterprise?
Under new proposals in Congress, many rural communities & small population subgroups across the country will be "blacked out" due to insufficient data.
Learn more
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Under new proposals in Congress, many rural communities & small population subgroups across the country will be "blacked out" due to insufficient data.
Learn more
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 10 MACS/Census Project Webinar
On Monday, November 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET, join us for an important webinar: BLACKOUT: Communities Without Vital Data. Learn what happens if we lose the public data that fuels funding, representation, an...
docs.google.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What happens if we lose the public data that fuels funding, representation, & private enterprise?
Under new proposals in Congress, many rural communities & small population subgroups across the country will be "blacked out" due to insufficient data.
Learn more
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Under new proposals in Congress, many rural communities & small population subgroups across the country will be "blacked out" due to insufficient data.
Learn more
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
“Do they want to stay at the legal minimum that the law requires, or do they want to meet the demands of the data users?” asks APDU Board member Josh De La Rosa about changes at IES.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Trump Gutted IES. Skepticism of Its Renewal Abounds.
The Education Department recently requested ideas on how to “modernize” the data collection and education research funding agency, and it sought to hire for a few positions.
www.insidehighered.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Do they want to stay at the legal minimum that the law requires, or do they want to meet the demands of the data users?” asks APDU Board member Josh De La Rosa about changes at IES.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Are you hearing about differential privacy again in the news?
This new explainer from LCCHR helps sort things out:
“Differential Privacy” in the U.S. Census:
Protecting Individual Data Confidentiality; Preserving Accuracy
civilrights.org/wp-content/u...
This new explainer from LCCHR helps sort things out:
“Differential Privacy” in the U.S. Census:
Protecting Individual Data Confidentiality; Preserving Accuracy
civilrights.org/wp-content/u...
civilrights.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Are you hearing about differential privacy again in the news?
This new explainer from LCCHR helps sort things out:
“Differential Privacy” in the U.S. Census:
Protecting Individual Data Confidentiality; Preserving Accuracy
civilrights.org/wp-content/u...
This new explainer from LCCHR helps sort things out:
“Differential Privacy” in the U.S. Census:
Protecting Individual Data Confidentiality; Preserving Accuracy
civilrights.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by APDU
NEW: Next year's #2030Census field test, the "2026 Census Test," no longer plans to allow administrators of college dorms and other group-living quarters to review data about the location online before counting starts, according to this Federal Register notice
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
October 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
NEW: Next year's #2030Census field test, the "2026 Census Test," no longer plans to allow administrators of college dorms and other group-living quarters to review data about the location online before counting starts, according to this Federal Register notice
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
Reposted by APDU
Dont forget to register for the #FriendsofBLS webinar this Thursday at 12p!
The #FriendsofBLS will hold a webinar on Oct 23 at noon. Former Commissioners Erica Groshen, William Beach, and Erika McEntarfer will offer updates, describe strategies, and offer a menu of concrete ways for interested members to engage with Friends of BLS.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Friends of BLS Member Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Friends of BLS Member Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
us02web.zoom.us
October 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dont forget to register for the #FriendsofBLS webinar this Thursday at 12p!