Data visualizations
Major capital improvements in rent-regulated buildings: still landlord-friendly
The element of the system that has not been getting much attention is how landlords of rent-regulated apartments recoup costs for major capital improvements (MCIs) — things like new roofs, boilers, windows, plumbing, and electrical wiring.
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.
How white is Medicaid in Trump country?
Medicaid cuts, which could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage, may appear politically palatable to those who subscribe to deeply-held stereotypes about Medicaid recipients (and all recipients of state-administered “welfare” programs): they are mostly Black and generally live largely in urban centers. But look at what the data say.
Biggest U.S. corporations: Still hoarding cash
Invest in growing the economy? Nah. Biggest publicly held companies had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of more than $740 billion in the latest period we examined.
New visualizations capture crucial measure of health of labor market
Labor force participation rate able to be assessed across scores of 4-element demographic composites.
January [2014] unemployment analytics
In the most recent data, the 12-month moving average of the unemployment rate was available for 258 distinct demographic composites. Out of the 20 demographic composites with the highest 12-month moving average of the unemployment rate in December (ranging from 23.48 percent to 51.57 percent), 14 were Black, Non-Hispanic; 14 were between the ages of 16 and 25; and 15 were demographic composites with an educational component of “less than a high school education."
Oil and gas companies still enjoying 1920 royalty rates
When it comes to onshore production on federal land, that is.
Updated judicial vacancies tool: big reduction in median time to Senate action
Senate action on 20 pending nominations combined with 15 new nominations by Obama result in very different snapshot from six months ago. Will new picture last? Tools allow look at all judicial vacancies since 2001.
Private consultants still raking in public pension fund fees
Amounts paid to outside investment consultants by big public pension funds as much as 36 percent of what these funds pay for their employees' salaries.


