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UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

More than 13 million living in poverty, new figures show

The UK saw a rise in relative poverty, with 13.4 million people affected, including four million children, according to new government figures.
fromFlowingData
2 weeks ago

Subbed data source, lower inflation estimate

Data on legal services usually comes from the consumer index. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which has struggled with budget cuts and staff attrition, hasn't been able to collect enough data in recent years to publish the legal services index consistently. It has continued to provide the data to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, but the monthly readings have been volatile.
Law
Data science
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The under-the-radar risk that could sink America's economy

Government-produced data that underpins markets and decision-making is eroding, risking poorer decisions across economies and households.
#data-integrity
fromFast Company
8 months ago
US politics

Data nerds are banding together to preserve government information under attack by the Trump administration

fromFast Company
8 months ago
US politics

Data nerds are banding together to preserve government information under attack by the Trump administration

more#data-integrity
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
6 months ago

The Economy Is Turning Into a Black Box

Government economic statistics are increasingly unreliable while private real-time data could supplement them, but the government fails to use these alternative data sources.
Data science
fromFast Company
7 months ago

What you can do about the government data that's disappearing

Federal government datasets are disappearing or being altered, undermining statistical trust and prompting archives and researchers to rescue and preserve public data.
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