Category: Economics
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Wichita jobs and employment, July 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in July 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive, and the effects of the pandemic have been…
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Updated: Economic indicators in the states
Economic indicators in the states, an interactive visualization.
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Added to presidential data explorer: Economic indexes
Explore the economic record of presidents through the lens of two economic indexes.
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China trade deal progressing slowly
We now have trade numbers for July 2020, and the U.S. trade deal with China is not meeting expectations.
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Added to presidential data explorer: Primary Energy Net Imports
Explore the economic record of presidents through the lens of energy independence.
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Updated: Effects of pandemic on employment in states
The effects of the response to the pandemic vary widely among the states, but federal government employment has been little affected.
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Kansas jobs, July 2020
The employment situation in Kansas continued to improve in July 2020 as the response to the pandemic continued to affect the economy.
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Airport traffic statistics, 2019
Airport traffic data presented in an interactive visualization, updated through 2019.
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Added to presidential data explorer: Mortgage rates
Explore the economic record of presidents through the lens of mortgage interest rates.
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Consumer sentiment index by presidential term
For many years the University of Michigan as published a survey of consumers, with one output being a consumer sentiment index.
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Updated: Measuring household experiences during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
An updated interactive visualization of household data on the effects of the pandemic.
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Dow Jones by presidential term
An animated chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for each month of a presidential term.