Census Bureau drops sexual orientation and gender identity questions from the 2025 Annual Business Survey

90 FR 14231. OMB-submission notice for the Annual Business Survey (ABS). Among the 2025 content changes, the content removed includes questions on sexual orientation and gender identity (alongside work-from-home, business collaboration and management practices). The notice frames this as streamlining and does not cite EO 14168, so the motive is not stated (UNCERTAIN on motive; the removal itself is stated). Owner questions on sex, ethnicity, race and veteran status remain.