Good afternoon, everyone. It’s wonderful to be back in Puerto Rico. In addition to my role as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce, I’m proud to serve as the Biden Administration’s Puerto Rico Economic Growth Coordinator and am honored to be working to make good on the Administration’s pledge to support economic recovery and renewal for the archipelago. My team and I work hand in hand with the...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Change Robert Habeck and French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Bruno Le Maire to reinforce the United States’ commitment to the transatlantic economic partnership. The three discussed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and Secretary Raimondo...

By: LaTisha I. White, Risk Manager, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required (Luke 12:48) Each year, Black History Month reminds me of the rich heritage, sacrifice and contributions of African Americans. My Black history began in Prince George’s County, Maryland. As a young girl, I was heavily influenced by my mother, who began her government career as a GS-2...

Last Friday, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves welcomed Romania’s Minister for Research, Innovation and Digitalization Sebastian Burduja to Washington, D.C. During their meeting, the Deputy Secretary commended Romania for its efforts to adopt a 5G security law that allows Romania to address threats to critical telecommunications infrastructure and assured the Minister of the United States’...

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly Jobs Report which shows the unemployment rate has dropped to 3.4% with more than a half million jobs created in January and 800,000 manufacturing jobs created in the last two years. “President Biden’s economic plan is working,” said Commerce Secretary Raimondo . “When President Biden took office, the unemployment...

From February 6—10, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico to announce funding for Puerto Rico and address the importance of responding to the Economic Census, the official five-year measure of American business and the economy. Data provided by businesses fuels the most comprehensive economic statistics available, representing all U.S. industries and...

By George E. Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) I grew up on a plantation in Savannah, Georgia, in the deeply segregated South. My grandfather and father were butlers and field hands, and my mother was a maid. They were determined that I would have a better life, and they were my mentors and true heroes during my early life. I went to an...

Mailout of the 2022 Economic Census has begun! The Economic Census serves as the cornerstone of the nation’s economic statistics and the information it collects helps shape decisions that affect the health of the economy. Sent to over 4 million business locations, this provides the most comprehensive data available at the national, state, and local level, representing most industries and...