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State Unemployment Claims (Feb ’22 Update)
CivMetrics collects key labor data for states in the United States. In this installment, we look at the newly-released state-level unemployment claims data for the first two weeks of February 2022. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
Flash Update: Inflation in Metro Areas (Feb ’22 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for metro areas in the United States. In this flash installment, we look at the newly-released metro-level CPI data for January 2022. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]....
U.S. Population Growth Is At A Standstill
The USA population grew 0.12% from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021, according to the US Census Bureau. That marks the lowest annual growth rate since the Census Bureau began keeping records on year-over-year population growth in 1900. Brookings writes: The new...
Americans Didn’t Move in 2020-21: Census Data
The number of Americans who moved hit an all-time low in 2020-21, according to data from the Census Bureau. The COVID-19 pandemic didn't alter overall migration trends -- cities lost people, suburbs gained people -- but it did mute them. The Pew Research Center...
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...
DATA: Retail Sales by State (January ’22 Update)
CivMetrics collects key business condition data for states in the US. In this installment, we look at retail sales by state. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from the Census Bureau. Retail sales are...
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