Data Bonanza

by Donna Jablonski, Mar 29, 2006

How many Missourians have been added to the ranks of the uninsured since President Bush took office? How much has the child poverty rate increased nationwide? How do median household incomes in Alabama and Wyoming compare? Across the country, how many schools need repairs and what would that cost? How many manufacturing jobs has your state lost since 2001?

You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers. We’ve just launched Facts & Stats, a bonanza of the most current data available on working family issues. All these beautiful data (and as data junkies know, that word is plural) are listed in spreadsheets for each state (including Washington, D.C.) and for all states with U.S. totals. They’re updated as soon as new data are released (mostly from official federal government sources)—and spreadsheets can be downloaded so you can crunch those numbers to your heart’s content. Topics covered are bankruptcy, education (school repair needs), health care, housing, infrastructure, jobs, pensions, poverty, workplace safety and health, trade, unemployment and wages and income. 

Facts & Stats is a great resource for activists, journalists, policy folks and the just plain curious.

Dig in!

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