House Dems Request Census Briefing on Possible Undercount in Detroit, Other Communities
Lawmakers are requesting a briefing regarding the possible undercounting of Detroit and other communities in the 2020 Census. According to The Hill: Democratic members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the U.S. Census Bureau for a briefing...
Alleged Census Undercount is Threatening Budgets in Three Small Georgia Towns
Several communities in Rural Georgia are claiming the 2020 Census undercounted their populations, and local officials are worried that this miscalculation will lead to long-term financial reverberations: disqualification for grants and less federal funding, among...
Flash Update: Unemployment Rate in Every Metro (Feb ’22 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic and labor data for MSAs in the United States. In this flash installment, we look at the newly-released metro-level unemployment data for December 2021. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
DATA: Restaurant Bookings in Major U.S. Cities (Jan ’22 Update)
CivMetrics collects key business condition data for cities in the United States. In this installment, we look at restaurant bookings in cities. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from OpenTable....
Omicron’s Aftermath: How COVID Affected the Economy in January
A new report from the NYTimes offers a nice summary of the economic effects of Omicron in January: millions of workers calling out sick; an increase in economic uncertainty and fears of inflation. The New York Times reports: “More than 8.7 million Americans...Listen to Our Civic Development Podcast!
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