US GDP Contraction 1Q20

No surprise, the US’s Gross Domestic Product rate went negative in the first quarter of 2020, down 4.8%. That’s comparable Continue reading →

Record US Unemployment May 1 2020

Every week has added to last month’s record US unemployment. Some recent weeks have singly been ten times the previous Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2020

At the start of April 2020, US unemployment doubled to 6,600,000. In response to the Corona Crisis, about 400,000 users Continue reading →

Record US Unemployment 040220

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 →

Data That Matters March 2020

Even despite Brexit, the UK economy is up ~20% in last decade while CO2 emissions are down 29%. Bug populations Continue reading →

Record US Unemployment 032620

During the worst of the Great Recession, US unemployment claims peaked at about 600,000. The previous worst on record was Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2019

In Florida, houses sitting at less than one meter above sea level have valuation multiples of about 50% those of Continue reading →

US Jobs Report March 2019

The good news: 196,000 jobs added in the US in March. More good news: unemployment is at 3.8%. And yet, Continue reading →