Data That Matters February 2017

The cause of the Great Recession was more likely rich foreclosures than poor ones because debt increased $1.6T for the Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2016

US Jobs were up by 178,000. Unemployment was down to 4.6%. The US has seen a 1,284% increase in oil Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2016

Venezuela is experiencing 15-fold inflation. The US economy added 161,000 jobs in October and wages were up 2.8% from 2015. Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2016

There is a life expectancy gap between the richest 1% and the poorest 15 of >14 years for men and > Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2016

The US economy added 151,000 jobs in August, 2016. Government debt as a percentage of GDP now exceeds 100%. Cities Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2016

Every $1 increase in the US minimum wage there would be 518 fewer pre-natal deaths. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2016

Antarctica’s ozone hole shrunk by 4.5 million square kilometers annually. Environmental controls work. California’s aquifers hold 2.7 cubic kilometers instead Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2016

Between April 2015 and April 2016, US beekeepers reported losing 44% of their colonies. Instead of creating 158,000 jobs in Continue reading →