CLIP #1: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Katharine Abraham started by stating that the unemployment rate declined and proceeded to provide employment statistics for several different ...

U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, crucial data points that help the Fed assess the economy’s health and guide interest rate decisions.

The Washington Group’s questions diverge from established US standards for disability measurement, result in extreme ...

WASHINGTON — There is an acute need for the U.S. to address its lack of overall governance and coordination of cybercrime statistics, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, ...

Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the country, which has been used by policymakers and the public to measure ...

GDP is a construct that tells us far less about progress than the hoopla around it would suggest. India’s statistical system would fill a big void if it creates a truly useful measure of well-being.

Shelter inflation accelerated in July, a sore spot in an otherwise moderate CPI report. Some economists think the uptick was a blip, and that housing costs are likely to drag down measures of ...

Then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at a news conference in the parking garage at Union Station in front of new EV charging stations in Washington, D.C., April 22, 2021. (Evelyn ...

We also tried dividing households by “financial wellbeing”, a measure made up of income, wealth, housing tenure, age, disability and family type based on their statistical associations with ...

How to Measure a Population The difficulty in measuring a population lies in whatever you're attempting to analyze and what you're trying to accomplish. Data must be collected through surveys ...

Our Big Story in blportfolio dated March 3, 2024, explained how statistical measures can be used to navigate the stock market and make informed investment decisions. Following up on that, of ...

Understanding statistical measures is vital for investors navigating today’s vast equity markets. From the basic arithmetic mean to advanced metrics like beta and alpha, these tools offer ...