Unemployment Data Now Available for Download
A few weeks ago, in a blog post entitled Flattening the Economy, we looked at the likely effects of the COVID-19 shutdown on unemployment in several major cities. In the two weeks since then, those seeking unemployment insurance in the U.S. hit 10 million claims and...
20A Release: MRI Dataset Updates
The 20A AGS data release, on schedule for the end of the month, will include a full update to the GfK MRI dataset to the latest released survey. As with every release, the content of these variables can change, especially those related to individual brands, stores, or...
Mapping COVID-19 Risks
While precise data on the COVID-19 crisis are rather difficult to come by, and are often of rather suspect quality, there are some things that we seem to have learned. The virus is likely considerably more contagious than your typical seasonal flu, with steeply rising...
Snapshot Benchmarks
Demographic reports can often be difficult to interpret, largely because on their own they lack context. The benchmark on a report is used to introduce that context, but often fails because it is simply a national or state average. Snapshot offers a full range of...
A Map is Worth a Thousand Reports when Created with AGS Data
For over 30 years, clients have been working with MarketMAPS & GbBIS to create an understanding of the impact of geography, location and demographics on their organization. They use our products and services to apply that understanding to better manage operations...
Flattening the Economy
A black swan event. We have all heard of it, but who could have imagined that the black swan would be a virus running amok, having graciously been given free airline tickets to a globally connected economy. Obviously, nobody saw this coming. On the plus side, we have...
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