Bill of Rights Day: December 15, 2020

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution focus on individual rights and were ratified on Dec. 15, 1791. Amendment I protects freedom of expression.

National Pawnbrokers Day: December 6, 2020

The 2012 Economic Census found 8,721 pawnshops in the US, up from 6,146 in 2002. The most are in Texas 1,836, Ga. 797, Fla. 754, Ala. 414 and Calif. 397.

National Miners Day: December 6, 2020

Q2 2020 Quarterly Financial Report found mining corporations had unadjusted sales of $39.8B, down $37.5B from Q2 2019, and down $25.3B from Q1 sales of $65.1B.

Small Business Saturday: November 28, 2020

The 2018 County Business Patterns series counted 7,912,405 establishments in the U.S. and most (6,746,422) had less than 20 employees and averaged about 4.5.

Black Friday: November 27, 2020

According to 2018 County Business Patterns, the retail trade sector had a million establishments, 15.7 million employees and $457.4 billion in annual payroll.

National Child's Day: November 20, 2020

The majority of America’s 73.5M children under 18 live in households with two parents (70%). The second most common are children living with mother only (21%).

The 2020 Holiday Season

The Census Bureau presents holiday-related facts and figures from its collection of statistics.

National Fast Food Day: November 16, 2020

The 2018 County Business Patterns series counted 253,841 limited-service (fast food) restaurants with 4,629,359 paid employees and a $71.5B annual payroll.

American Education Week: November 16-20, 2020

In the U.S., per student (public pre-K through 12th grade) spending was $12,612 in FY2018, a 3.4% increase from 2017, and enrollment was 48.6 million.

Geography Awareness Week: November 15-21, 2020

The 2017 Economic Census counted 7,757 surveying and mapping (except geophysical) establishments in the U.S. with 53,853 employees and a $3.0B annual payroll.

America Recycles Day: November 15, 2020

The 2018 County Business Patterns program estimated “recyclable material merchant wholesalers” had 104,283 employees and paid $5.2B in annual payroll.

National Family Caregivers Month: November 2020

The 2019 American Community Survey counted 488,187 childcare workers; 761,338 personal care aides; and 65,992 personal care and service workers, all other.

National Aviation History Month: November 2020

The 2019 M3 Survey reported the value of shipments of U.S. total defense aircraft and parts at $55.6B and nondefense aircraft and parts at $135.6B.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: October 24, 2020

The U.S. total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $269B in 2019 and may exceed $300B in 2020.

The Incandescent Light Bulb (1879): October 22-23, 2020

On Oct. 22-23, 1879, Edison’s team made a light bulb with a carbonized filament of uncoated cotton thread that lasted 14.5 hours, long enough to light a home.

National Nut Day: October 22, 2020

According to foreign trade stats, US exports of nuts were valued at $9.84B in 2019, up from $4.90B in 2010. Imports were $3.23B in 2019, up from $1.48B in 2010.

Fire Prevention Week: October 4-10, 2020

The 2018 American Community Survey estimates there were about 342,000 civilians employed full-time as firefighters, fire inspectors, and supervisors in the U.S.

Halloween: Oct. 31, 2020

Dating back 2,000 years to the Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween is an ancient tradition associated with images of witches, ghosts and vampires.

National Manufacturing Day: October 2, 2020

On Sept. 2, the U.S. Census Bureau announced shipments for durable goods in 2020 through July declined 9.4% compared to 2019. All manufacturing was down 8.3%.

National Energy Awareness Month: October 2020

The 2018 County Business Patterns report on electric power generation counted 3,497 establishments with 133,797 paid employees and an annual payroll of $15.9B.