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Data 4 The People is a public-interest data journalism organization working to rebuild a shared understanding of truth through data. We publish independent reporting that makes complex, often misunderstood topics clear.

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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1/ 3-2-1 refinery crack spread based on Gulf Coast spot prices from the EIA is now over $77 per barrel. Here's how that compares to past 10 years.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Diesel hit $6.53 last week, a record in the federal price series that began in 1994, before inflation. At that price the fuel surcharge is about a quarter of a truckload freight bill. Our free calculator follows it to the shelf: www.data4thepeople.com/p/fuel-surch...
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Diesel Fuel Surcharge Calculator: Freight Costs and CPI
Free fuel surcharge calculator: how the weekly EIA diesel price sets truckload, LTL and rail surcharges, and what it adds to freight bills and the CPI.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dayton's ombudsman is the help desk for people who really need help. Child care is now the #1 thing it investigates, up from 1.9% of cases in 2020 to 18.2% in 2026. These are parents trying to qualify for help paying for it. The OBBB will likely make that harder.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Benton County, Arkansas, home of Walmart: labor force up 71% over 20 years. Washington County next door, up 41%. The other 73 counties? Down 1.3%. Now look at the sea of red. How do we bring those counties back?
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NYC-area small grocers authorized to accept SNAP fell 64% from 2006 to 2025. Did they close, or just stop taking SNAP? The data can't say. Either way, a drop this big deserves attention. New Yorkers: are bodegas disappearing on your block?
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The benchmark rate for a supertanker carrying crude from the Middle East to China just hit a record $1.2 million a day. We are way past the alarm bells. This is a chain reaction. Why? Read our post in the thread.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We've updated our free U.S. labor force data viz. Latest month shows 40% of all U.S. counties in structural decline (defined as double digit decrease run labor force over past 20-years). In July 2010 that ratio was just 8%. America's aging (and immigration) crisis, on a map. Link in first reply.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oil is now $150… not on your screen, but at many refinery gates across the world. You just have to add in the reality that the cost to transport the oil has surged over 300% beyond its prior peaks. Pay attention to logistics. AI can't magically transport oil to where it needs to go.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Healthcare support jobs added 4.4 million workers over two decades. That is half of every new job in the sector. This group grew 151%. www.data4thepeople.com/p/healthcare...
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
In 2006, 68.7% of people reported an office setting for care. By 2023, that declined to just 46%. "No usual source of healthcare" went from 19.2% to 31.4%. Source: a public U.S. household survey. www.data4thepeople.com/p/what-happe...
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
32% of all counties lost at least 10% of their workers over the past twenty years. Over that span, 56% of all counties had workforces that got smaller. www.data4thepeople.com/p/the-us-man...
Comparative maps of the US between Dec 2010 and Dec 2025, showing the reduction in workforce across counties.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The great divergence... BLS data, updated May 8 2026.
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The US labor force is a living, breathing map. Watch the number of counties with labor forces in structural decline spread like a virus across America between 2010 and 2025. Source: BLS (data from /pub/time.series/la/) #dataviz #economics
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I spoke with @repjahanahayes.bsky.social @socio-steve.bsky.social @data4thepeople.bsky.social about recent claims made by Trump's ag secretary re: SNAP benefits fraud, which her own agency says "occurs relatively infrequently" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration claims food aid fraud but critics say ‘there’s no evidence’
Agriculture secretary claims without evidence Snap recipients included owners of luxury cars
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Grateful to @ohiocapitaljournal.com for its coverage of my work on #precarity (i.e., how close most families live to #poverty). ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/12/h...
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Huge numbers in Ohio and other states are one big expense away from poverty • Ohio Capital Journal
Whether you call it "affordability" or "inequality," economic insecurity is emerging as a top issue in this year's midterm election. New work by an Ohio-based analyst sheds some light on why: Many fam...
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
If you're wondering why it feels like America is breaking apart, it’s because it is - economically. My latest labor force research shows the growing divergence in our counties. The maps and data don't lie. #LaborMarket #EconomicData #Economy2026 www.data4thepeople.com/p/viral-labo...
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Mapping The Viral Spread of Labor Force Decline
In 2010, structural labor force decline was an isolated ailment. By 2025, a "geographic virus" has left 32% of U.S. counties with a labor force in structural decline, even as national totals remain af...
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Looking for a way to visualize #IncomeInequality where YOU live? Check out our latest data visualization👇. Note that this tool vastly understates true income inequality because it ONLY looks at W2 incomes. But it still tells quite a story. #WageGap #Inequality #Economics
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Visualizing Wage Dispersion and Occupational Pay Inequality
An interactive Lorenz curve by occupation and location
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
America comes up with #poverty thresholds that may make sense on paper in a vacuum. But we don't live in a vacuum. We have surprise medical bills, car repairs, utility bills. We need a tool to see how much padding Americans have to deal with surprise expenses. Now we have one. 👇
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American Income Fragility
Visualizing the Struggle to Build Wealth in America
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#SNAP is broken, but not for the reasons we are told. It was supposed to meet the needs of people in poverty. But we found that 63% of all counties have less people getting SNAP than are living in poverty. And it's far worse for unified GOP states. Read the research and interact with the data 👇
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Has America given up fighting the War on Poverty?
Access to food assistance for people in poverty depends more on their zip code than on their income
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Data 4 The People @data4thepeople.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Hello, Bluesky! 👋 We are Data 4 the People. We create rigorous data visualizations to help people "see and feel" the cost of American inequity. We believe data should be a tool to fight for those falling through the cracks. Join us as we push for more equitable systems. 📉 #DataEquity #DataForGood
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Welcome to Data 4 The People
Turning data into a mirror: Exposing the hidden costs of inequity across America
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