What happens to prices when data collection is cut? The Bureau of Labor Statistics is no longer gathering data from parts of New York, Nebraska, and Utah.

People rely on data from federal agencies every day – often without realizing it. Rural residents use groundwater level data from the U.S. geological survey’s National Water Information System to ...

Retailers whose systems are laser-focused on criminal activity often omit critical touchpoints and data sources.

More accurate data on jobs and inflation — meaning smaller revisions as new data arrives — is eminently desirable.

What happens when people stop trusting their government's economic data? Planet Money reports on what happened in Greece.

The data collection has generally happened every other year since 1968—the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the 2019-20 data collection by a year —and is used to help the federal government enforce ...