by Elyse Menger | Mar 28, 2024 | Menger's Musings
In 2017, about 7 million workers (4.4%) did so from home. In 2023, over 17% of the labor force was found working at home, well over 30 million total. Office buildings which were formerly bursting at the seams are now substantially underutilized, and the bean counters...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 28, 2024 | Monthly Round-Ups
At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from March 2024. Kalibrate With prime...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 21, 2024 | Covid-19 and Data, Demographics, Methodology
Demographic change is generally slow moving, except in times of crisis. This is especially true at the national level but is also often true of small areas. Change is generally best considered as two separate components: Gradual change, such as the impacts of...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 14, 2024 | Canada Data
The subway system in Toronto for many years consisted of two lines – the Bloor-Danforth east/west line and the Yonge-University-Spadina line which is a north/south loop through the downtown core. The main expansions to the network include the Scarborough LRT line...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 14, 2024 | Covid-19 and Data
It’s hard to believe, but four years ago this month, much of the United States put up the closed sign in an attempt to slow the spreading of the COVID-19 outbreak through the declaration of public health emergencies. Within two weeks of the beginning of the...
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