The Census Bureau offers both web-based and in-person courses to help you access and use Census Bureau statistics. These free courses can teach you how to use our databases and mapping tools, find local and national demographic information for a variety of uses including grant proposals, economic data statistics for business plans, research papers, etc. Check out our eTutorials and course descriptions.
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Thank you for your interest in Census Bureau webinars. Effectively immediately, training offerings listed below no longer require you to register beforehand! If you are interested in participating in one of our offerings, log-in details will be available here no later than 24 hours before the event.
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Please note: Attendance to the webinars is on a first-come-first-serve basis until the capacity is reached. If you are interested in a webinar we recommend that you join 10 minutes in advance of the posted start time to ensure entrance. If you were not able to attend, please access our Training Resource Library page where we post recordings of all available webinars for you to view at your convenience. Thank you.
Description: Today’s economy is not the same as the production-centered economy of just a few decades ago. As our economy changes, the tools for observing the economic landscape need to be developed and enriched. In this webinar, we will explore how the Quarterly Financial Report and Quarterly Services Survey address the need for timely service sector data in an era where services account for over 50 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Description: Do you want to increase your understanding of the relationship between Wholesale, Retail, and International Trade? Are you interested in the association between trade indicators and other federal data? In this webinar, we will delve into these intriguing questions and explore connections between the different trade-related Economic Indicators against an ever changing global marketplace.
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Description: The official source for U.S. merchandise data, USA Trade Online (UTO), is now FREE to the public. In this webinar, you will learn about how to set up and manage your account in UTO. In addition, we'll cover new data features, new fields and various functions of the database.
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Description: Do you want to learn more about the relationship between Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3), International Trade, and Quarterly Financial Report statistics? Are you interested in how manufacturing indicators relate to other federal data? In this webinar, we will explore the relationships between the different manufacturing-related Economic Indicators.
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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