📊Mandatory Business Surveys by Census Bureau for 2025
The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) will conduct the following current four mandatory business surveys in 2025: Annual Integrated Economic Survey; Annual Business Survey; Business and Professional Classification Report; and Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey. We have determined that data collected from these surveys are needed to aid the efficient performance of essential governmental functions and have significant application to the needs of the public and industry. The data derived from these surveys, most of which have been conducted for many years, are not publicly available from nongovernmental or other governmental sources.
Learn More🏙️Census Bureau's Change to Population Certification Program and Its Impacts
The Census Bureau will modify the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP) by removing the expedited processing option for certified decennial census population and housing counts associated with updated government boundaries. The GUPCP is a fee-based service that was reinstated on January 1, 2024. The service provides the requesting government a new certification of 2020 Census population and housing counts based on boundary updates that became legally effective after the 2020 Census. Government boundaries effective on or before January 1, 2020, were used for 2020 Census population and housing tabulation.
Learn More📅Cancellation Notice for 2030 Census Advisory Committee Meeting
The 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC) meeting previously scheduled for April 3-4, 2025, is cancelled.
Learn More📊High-Frequency Surveys Program and Economic Data Collection
The notice outlines the Department of Commerce's plan to conduct the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey, aimed at collecting high-frequency data on various economic and social topics, including labor force trends. This survey will provide vital information for stakeholders to understand current events' impacts on the population and help refine future data collection methodologies.
Learn More📊Census Bureau’s 2025 Current Population Survey Information Collection
The Department of Commerce's Census Bureau is seeking public comments on its information collection request for the 2025 Current Population Survey Field Test. This test aims to assess the effectiveness of internet self-response methods for data collection, with the intent to enhance accuracy and representation in future surveys. The initiative will inform procedures that serve the needs of the survey and its respondents.
Learn More🏢Business Implications of the 2026 Census Data Collection Notice
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed new information collection, for the 2026 Census Test, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
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