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Data
Look for predictability in the Fed's interest rate decision next week
Oct 29, 2024
While there's a lot of new economic data coming out between now and then, it will probably be relevant for later Fed meetings.
What is capacity utilization, and how is it relevant?
Oct 17, 2024
The extent to which industries make use of their production capacity has a bearing on inflation.
Companies have our data. Why do they keep asking if we like them?
Sep 11, 2024
Constant requests for feedback can provide useful info for firms. But there are alternatives to overdoing it and annoying customers.
Gathering data on Native people is tricky. New federal rules won't help.
Jul 5, 2024
The changes will impact the way American Indians and Alaska Natives show up in federal data, and could further obscure our understanding of economic conditions for Native people in this country.
What does “seasonally adjusted” mean, anyway?
Jun 5, 2024
It’s one of those terms we hear attached to economic data all the time. But what is seasonal adjustment and how is it done?
Wave forecasting site Surfline has changed how people surf
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Oct 4, 2023
Surfline follows conditions at hundreds of beaches all over the world, but some surfers don’t think it’s so swell.
The monumental task of measuring the GDP over and over again
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 28, 2023
The keepers of GDP continually update their calculations as more information becomes available.
For public good, not for profit.
A government shutdown would stifle flow of economic data
Sep 21, 2023
The threat comes just when the Federal Reserve really needs a clear picture of how the economy is doing.
How ride-hail companies use data to pay drivers less
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Livi Burdette
Apr 10, 2023
Uber and Lyft drivers receive personalized wages based on data the companies collect about them, according to a new legal study.
Work is a big part of what's making us unhappy, Gallup CEO says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Sep 27, 2022
Jon Clifton weighs in on workplace engagement, global unhappiness and why it's sometimes a good thing when polls confirm conventional wisdom.