
Data That Matters July 2020
Since data collection began, over half a million people (534,000) have died from Covid-19. The US ’employment-population’ ratio dropped to Continue reading
Since data collection began, over half a million people (534,000) have died from Covid-19. The US ’employment-population’ ratio dropped to Continue reading
The traditional unemployment numbers come with so many asterisks that we’re accustomed to ignore them. While the official US unemployment Continue reading
Every week has added to last month’s record US unemployment. Some recent weeks have singly been ten times the previous Continue reading
A previous post chronicled the sudden rise in unemployment in the US from a previous record ~600,000 to over 3,200,000. Continue reading
In Florida, houses sitting at less than one meter above sea level have valuation multiples of about 50% those of Continue reading
The good news: 196,000 jobs added in the US in March. More good news: unemployment is at 3.8%. And yet, Continue reading
The US saw more jobs (304,000) but slower wage growth (0.1%). Massive efforts have planted enough to add 5% to Continue reading
Economists were surprised with the high number of new jobs in January, 304,000. They were less impressed by wage growth Continue reading