World Water Day: March 22, 2023

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World Water Day: March 22, 2024

Press Release Number: CB24-SFS.37

From the United Nations, UN-Water: 22 MARCH, WORLD WATER DAY, 2024 Water for Peace

“Water can create peace or spark conflict.

“When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, tensions can rise between communities and countries.

“More than 3 billion people worldwide depend on water that crosses national borders. Yet, only 24 countries have cooperation agreements for all their shared water.

“As climate change impacts increase, and populations grow, there is an urgent need, within and between countries, to unite around protecting and conserving our most precious resource.

“Public health and prosperity, food and energy systems, economic productivity and environmental integrity all rely on a well-functioning and equitably managed water cycle.”

Key Stats

Source: Construction Spending 2002 to 2024. The Value of Construction Put in Place Survey (VIP) provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S. The United States Code, Title 13, authorizes this program. The survey covers construction work done each month on new structures or improvements to existing structures for private and public sectors.

Note: Click on the line chart above to open the webpage. Above the table, click “Line Chart” for the interactive version. The high point is Oct-2023 $2,670 million.

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Source: Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), 2010 to 2024

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates

  • Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers ($92,283).
  • Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators ($58,267).

Source: 2022 Service Annual Survey (SAS) and administrative data. The table below includes North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2213, Water, Sewage and Other Systems (rows 20-23)

Source: 2021 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP)

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From the Newsroom / Stats for Stories (SFS):

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    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs for atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists, will grow 4% to 10,500 from 2022 to 2032.
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    There were 3,856 U.S. electric power generation stations with 124,532 paid employees and an annual payroll of $15.9B in 2021, according to the CBP report.
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    The 2022 American Community Survey estimated about 11.8M civilians aged 16 and over were employed in computer, engineering, and science occupations.
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    The U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas affected by hurricanes.
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    There are 255 coastline counties in the U.S. located in three regions across 23 states: the Atlantic Ocean (129), Pacific Ocean (70), and Gulf of Mexico (56).
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    The 2020 County Business Patterns found 1,673 establishments in hydro-solar-wind-geothermal-biomass-other electric power generation with 18,777 paid employees.

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