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 →

US Jobs Report December 2016

Job growth continues, as does wage growth, depending on which benchmark is used. In December, the US added 156,000 jobs; Continue reading →

CEO Earns Employee Salary In A Day

Wealth inequality has reached the point that before the first work day was done in 2017 CEOs have already earned Continue reading →