Home
Share |

Content about Census

February 11, 2013
Have You Returned Your Economic Census Form? Deadline is Today

WASHINGTON — All businesses have option to file on paper or electronically

WASHINGTON — Have you submitted your business’ 2012 Economic Census form? If yours is among the 4.2 million U.S. businesses that received said form, you are required by law to respond by the deadline: today, Tuesday, Feb. 12.

All businesses have the option to file on paper or electronically. For more information or help completing the form, see the Census Bureau’s business help site at econhelp.census.gov or call 800-233-6136.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has called this census “indispensable to understanding America’s economy.” Taken every five years, the Economic Census “assures the accuracy of the statistics we rely on for sound economic policy and for successful business planning,” he says.

The first 2012 Economic Census reports are slated for release in December.

December 19, 2012
Feb. 12 is Deadline to Return Economic Census Forms

WASHINGTON — All businesses have option to file on paper or electronically

WASHINGTON — Over the last two months, the U.S. Census Bureau has mailed 2012 Economic Census forms to 4.2 million U.S. businesses, including laundries and dry cleaners. Those that received this form are required by law to respond, and the deadline for submitting completed forms is Feb. 12.

All businesses have the option to file on paper or electronically. For more information or help completing the form, see the Census Bureau’s business help site at econhelp.census.gov or call 800-233-6136.

The first 2012 Economic Census reports are slated for release next December.

October 3, 2012
Previewing the 2012 Economic Census

WASHINGTON — For some laundry and dry cleaning businesses, Census forms will arrive this month

WASHINGTON — This fall, U.S. laundry and dry cleaning businesses will receive 2012 Economic Census forms from the U.S. Census Bureau. Selected companies will receive forms this month, but most will get them in December. The deadline for submitting the completed form is Feb. 12, 2013.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has called this census “indispensable to understanding America’s economy.” Taken every five years, the Economic Census “assures the accuracy of the statistics we rely on for sound economic policy and for successful business planning,” he says.

There are a lot of interesting facts from the last Economic Census available about laundry and dry cleaning businesses at business.census.gov. Examples there illustrate how Census Bureau economic statistics are used by local businesses for marketing and planning, as well as by government agencies and researchers.

To preview the forms, visit census.gov/econ/census/smallbiz/forms_info.html.