Data visualizations

Federal employment adjusted for population tells a different story

Even before any Trump or GOP Congress cuts this year, overall executive branch civilian employment as adjusted for population is materially down from its peak.

Government services

How white is Medicaid in Trump country?

By Mike Alberti

Medicaid cuts, which could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage...

Health care Government services Race Politics

Biggest U.S. corporations: Still hoarding cash

By Brandon Storm

Invest in growing the economy? Nah. Biggest publicly held companies had cash and cash equivalents an...

Corporations Economy

Who makes what?

Data Visualizations | By Mike Alberti

New visualization shows that the percentages of workers at various pay levels have not changed significantly between 1994 and 2014. Interactive tool allows you plug in any hourly wage up to $100 in 25 cent intervals.

Income inequality Labor

New visualizations capture crucial measure of health of labor market

By Mike Alberti

Labor force participation rate able to be assessed across scores of 4-element demographic composites...

Employment

January [2014] unemployment analytics

By Mike Alberti

In the most recent data, the 12-month moving average of the unemployment rate was available for 258 ...

Unemployment

Who earns what?

Data Visualizations | By Mike Alberti

Two new data tools. Which occupations have so many high paid workers that they bust the current BLS survey method's ability to measure closely?

Income inequality

Oil and gas companies still enjoying 1920 royalty rates

By Mike Alberti

When it comes to onshore production on federal land, that is.

Energy Taxes

How bleak is U.S. educational performance?

Data Visualizations | By Minyong Cho

These data visualizations take you inside the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data to let you decide.

Education

Updated judicial vacancies tool: big reduction in median time to Senate action

By Meade Klingensmith, Mike Alberti

Senate action on 20 pending nominations combined with 15 new nominations by Obama result in very dif...

Law Politics

Private consultants still raking in public pension fund fees

By Mike Alberti

Amounts paid to outside investment consultants by big public pension funds as much as 36 percent of ...

Pensions State government

Data viz illuminates state-by-state underemployment, 2003 to 2012

By Mike Alberti

Visualizing the added toll, including discouraged workers and other marginally attached workers.

Employment