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I've got a little notebook showing how easy it is to take a data dot gov repository, identify new files, and move them to @biglocalnews.bsky.social ' server. You can use it to just copy stuff, adpt to other repositories, other storage systems, whatever. github.com/biglocalnews...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

New state-level JOLTS data for Dec. '24 out today! First look at the quits rate. Still relatively high in mountain west states like AK, WY, and to a lesser extent MT and ID. Middle Atlantic and New England states seeing the lowest. #EconSky #NumbersDay

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

submitted 7 days ago • 186 comments

New jobs data out today for Jan. '25. Major multi-month revision — that was announced and expected — to alter much of the '24 gains down. Preliminary Jan. '25 numbers at 1.3% year-over-year growth with Dec. '24 to Jan. '25 month-over-month growth at 1.1% annualized. #JobsDay #NumbersDay #EconSky

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

New JOLTS data on the labor market from the BLS out this AM. More data and visualizations in this thread #EconSky #NumbersDay.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

god what I would give to be able to listen to Zach Lowe rant about the Luka trade after he drinks exactly one beer

submitted 21 days ago • 10 comments

State job growth data came out today, and all states & territories (except SD) have added jobs over the last year! Fastest: Idaho (3.6%), N Dakota (2.7%), Missouri (2.7%), S Carolina (2.6%), Utah (2.6%) Slowest: S Dakota (-0.1%), Virgin Islands (0%), W Virginia (.2%), Iowa (.4%), Delaware (.5%)

submitted 26 days ago • 6 comments

Some JOLTS-ish CPS data for December: 1/ Courtesy of @amandamichaud.bsky.social & Ellieroth, prime working age layoffs have been flat recently, but quits continue to slide.

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

New state-level JOLTS data from November '24 out from the BLS today. #econsky #numbersday

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment