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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.
Who makes what?
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.
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."
Who earns what?
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?
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.