Data and interpretation
Economic research
Studies of employment, wages, income and poverty using primary public sources. Each study identifies its source period, coverage and limitations and provides data for reproduction. These analyses are separate from EconomicStabilityIQ’s modeled scores.
Research · November 4, 2026
California’s lower unemployment rate came with fewer employed residents
BLS estimates show unemployment and employment both falling over the year to September 2026, while the labor force contracted by about 379,000 people.
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Research · November 4, 2026
Information industries account for a quarter of King County’s private wages
The sector held 9.9% of average private covered employment but 25.8% of annual wage dollars in 2025.
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Research · November 4, 2026
The mix of industries slightly held back U.S. average pay growth in 2025
A decomposition of private covered jobs separates changes in sector average pay from changes in the sectors’ employment shares.
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Research · November 4, 2026
Children make up about a third of Louisiana’s poverty count
That is a different statistic from the estimated one in four Louisiana children living below poverty in 2024.
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Research · November 4, 2026
Utah’s real income total edged up while income per person fell
BEA’s 2024 estimates show why a larger statewide income total does not guarantee a higher average for each resident.
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Research · November 4, 2026
Idaho’s net job loss masks much larger hiring and separation flows
The latest quarter with both measures shows 131,033 hires and 144,262 separations in private covered jobs.
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Research · November 4, 2026
High-rate counties contain less than a third of Michigan’s estimated poverty count
Using an explicit 20% county-rate cutoff shows why a map of poverty rates and a count of people below poverty tell different stories.
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