The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development touts employment growth. Here is a graph comparing reported employment and Walker’s August 2013 promise (which reader Alan Goldhammer reminds me of).
One for the Annals of Selective Data Reporting: Wisconsin Edition
Around midmonth I often check the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to see their reporting of state employment statistics in advance of the BLS release (tomorrow, for the September figures). Oddly, today, the DWD released statistics for September, without any detailed tables, in an abbreviated press release (compare with last month’s release to see what I’m saying). In order to figure out the revised August numbers (and actual level of September preliminary numbers) one had to go back to earlier releases and add and subtract.
“We’re Doing a Great Job” in Puerto Rico
I just saw the President re-state this point in a press conference with the Governor of Puerto Rico. He also just said (if I heard it right) that the Federal response deserves a “10” score. Here are some key graphs.
The Association between China-based Job Displacement and Drug Overdose Deaths
A recent White House internal memo has suggested a causal relationship between the decline in manufacturing jobs and a host of social ills, including the opioid epidemic. Here is a graphical/geographic comparison of two variables that are related to these factors.
Recession Watch, October 2017
Where do we stand?
Guest Contribution: “10 Lessons for China 10 years after the subprime financial crisis “
Today we are fortunate to present a guest contribution written by Alessandro Rebucci, Associate Professor, and Jiatao Liu, at the Carey School of Business at Johns Hopkins University.
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A Curiously Non-Quantitative Assessment of Deregulation Effects on Economic Growth
And a funny choice of citations.
Two Pictures from the September Employment Situation
Consensus (Bloomberg) had been for +100,000 (range 0 to 140,000); print was -33,000.
EconoFact: “Are Global Imbalances a Source of Concern?”
That’s the title of a new EconoFact piece. Here is the key depiction of some key current account balances, past and (possibly) future.
Mass Shooting Casualties in America as of October 2
Figure 1: Cumulative sum of mass shooting casualties, beginning in 1982M08; deaths (red), wounded (pink). October observation for data through 10/2. Source: Mother Jones.