Stats for Stories: March & April 2022

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Sunshine Week, Pi Day, Potato Chips, Equal Pay, Nurses, Poultry and more.

March & April 2022 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS) Next week is Sunshine Week. Monday is Pi Day and Potato Chip Day. Tuesday is Equal Pay Day. March 19 is Certified Nurses Day and Poultry Day. March is Frozen Food Month and Red Cross Month.   Sunshine Week: March 13-19 Freedom of Information Day: March 16 President Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on July 4, 1966. In 2005, the American Society of News Editors (now News Leaders Association) launched Sunshine Week. More Stats Pi Day: March 14 The first six digits of pi (π) are 3.14159, which means a good time to celebrate on March 14 (3/14) is 1:59. Pi is infinitely long, a never-ending number. Stats Here National Potato Chip Day: March 14 The value of shipments of potato chips and sticks, plain and flavored, totaled $9.1B in 2017 according to the Economic Census. Number of establishments was 212. Get Stats Equal Pay Day: March 15 In 1973, full-time working women earned a median of 56.6 cents to every dollar men earned. In 2020 (47 years later), women earned 83.0, a gain of 26.4 cents. More Stats Frozen Food Month: March The 2020 Annual Survey of Manufacturers reported that frozen food manufacturing in the U.S. had 83,529 employees with $4.1 billion in annual payroll. Stats Here Red Cross Month: March The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data that are critical to Emergency Management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Get Stats All Stats for Stories for March 2022: Red Cross Month: March Frozen Food Month & Day: March & March 6 Mardi Gras: March 1 Nebraska 155th Anniversary of Statehood (1867): March 1 Employee Appreciation Day: March 4 International Women's Day: March 8 Sunshine Week & FOI Day: March 13-19 & March 16 Pi Day: March 14 Potato Chip Day: March 14 Equal Pay Day: March 15 Certified Nurses Day: March 19 National Poultry Day: March 19 National Agriculture Week & Day: March 20-26 & March 22 National Single Parent Day: March 21 94th Oscars®/Academy Awards: March 27 National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29 National Vietnam War Veterans Day: March 29 National Doctors Day: March 30 All Stats for Stories for April 2022: Community Colleges Month: April NCAA 2022 Women's and Men's Basketball Final Fours: April 1-4 Grammy Awards: April 3 National Library Week: April 3-9 MLB Opening Day: April 7 National Beer Day: April 7 National Siblings Day: April 10 National Pet Day: April 11 National Volunteer: April 17-23 National Kindergarten Day: April 21 Earth Day: April 22 World Book and Copyright Day: April 23 Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 24-30 & 27 National Telephone Day: April 25 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: April TBA National Arbor Day: April 29 Louisiana 210th Anniversary of Statehood (1812): April 30 About Stats for Stories Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.

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