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The mysterious fall and rise of the Black unemployment rate

In March, the unemployment rate for Black Americans fell to 5% from 5.7% the month before. This was the lowest Black unemployment rate ever recorded...

25.08.2023 80

Justin Fox

New York’s subways have less crime but more violence

What’s up with subway crime in New York? One simple, encouraging and correct answer is that it’s down so far this year, with 7.4% fewer major...

11.07.2023 90

Justin Fox

Flight of affluent taxpayers catches up with New York

New York has been losing people to other states for a while. But something new happened during the pandemioc: The people who left had higher incomes...

06.06.2023 100

Justin Fox

China may not need Western technology very much longer

Western countries have become increasingly wary of sharing technology with China, with the U.S. and Netherlands recently imposing new restrictions on...

01.05.2023 10