Data That Matters July 2017

A major disaster increases poverty by about one percent, and heightens inequality. The US added 222,000 jobs, had 4.4% unemployment, Continue reading →

US Jobs Report June 2017

Here are some nice repeating numbers: 222,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 4.4%. The number of jobs added Continue reading →

Disasters Increase Inequality

A study of data from disasters between 1920 and 2010 documents the effect of disasters on poverty. Basically, a major Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2017

Atmospheric CO2 hit record 409.65 ppm. US job openings were near record highs at 5.7M, but there were still 6.9M Continue reading →

US Jobs Report May 2017

The economic recovery continues. US job openings are near record highs at 5.7M, but there are still 6.9M unemployed in Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2017

Renewable energy has doubled in ten years with 161GW added in 2016. US productivity dropped by 0.2%, possibly through reduced Continue reading →

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 January 2017

The maker of iPhones has already replaced 60,000 workers with robots and may replace up to 360,000 by 2020. A Continue reading →