Statistical Policy Directives
- Directive No. 1: Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Statistical Units
- Directive No. 2: Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys
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Directive No. 3: Compilation, Release, and Evaluation of Principal Federal Economic Indicators
- Schedule of Release Dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2021
- Schedule of Release Dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2020
- Schedule of Release Dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2019
- Schedule of Release Dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2018
- Schedule of Release Dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2017
- Directive No. 4: Release and Dissemination of Statistical Products Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies
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Directive No. 7: Metropolitan Statistical Areas
- 2010 Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas; Notice (correction) (July 7, 2010)
- 2010 Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas; Notice (June 28, 2010)
- OMB Bulletin No. 18-04, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses o of the Delineations of These Areas
- OMB Bulletin No. 17-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas
- Additional Information via the Census Bureau
- Directive No. 8: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)/Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
- Directive No. 10: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
- Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity