Stats and comments

Historical and current U.S. economic statistics with commentary.

Income & poverty

Income & poverty Historical trends in income distribution & poverty, some since 1913. 1998 updates here.

Labor market

Employment Growth in total employment since 1901.
Unemployment Theunemployment rate since 1890.
Earnings Hourly earnings since 1890; weekly earnings since 1820. Includes productivity charts, and Greenspan's worried speculations.

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