Image 1 — [OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the San Francisco metro area (MSA), and the broader "combined" area with San Jose (CSA) (2020)
Image 2 — [OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the San Francisco metro area (MSA), and the broader "combined" area with San Jose (CSA) (2020)
Image 3 — [OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the San Francisco metro area (MSA), and the broader "combined" area with San Jose (CSA) (2020)
Image 4 — [OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the San Francisco metro area (MSA), and the broader "combined" area with San Jose (CSA) (2020)
Image 5 — [OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the San Francisco metro area (MSA), and the broader "combined" area with San Jose (CSA) (2020)

[OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the San Francisco metro area (MSA), and the broader "combined" area with San Jose (CSA) (2020)

u/JeromesNiece — 4 days ago

[OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the New York metro area (MSA) and the larger "combined" area (CSA) (2020)

u/JeromesNiece — 10 days ago
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[OC] How the U.S. Census Bureau defines the New York metro area (MSA) and the larger "combined" area (CSA) (2020)

u/JeromesNiece — 10 days ago

U.S. real GDP increased at a 1.5% seasonally-adjusted annual rate in Q2 2026 (BEA initial estimate)

https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/gdp-advance-estimate-2nd-quarter-2026

Consensus forecast was for 2.1% growth, so actual figure surprised low.

Previous quarter (Q1 2026) annualized GDP growth had been 2.1%, so Q2 was a deceleration of growth.

FRED graph of GDP and core GDP annualized growth by quarter, last five years: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1XMzD

FRED graph of real GDP, last five years: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1SdZV

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u/JeromesNiece — 3 months ago

April 2026 US jobs report: payrolls increased by 115,000 jobs. Unemployment rate remained at 4.3%.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Consensus forecast was for an increase of 65,000 jobs and for the unemployment rate to remain at 4.3%, so actual figures surprised positively for jobs.

Revisions to previous months' job totals amounted to -16,000 combined. February was revised down by 23,000 (-133,000 to -156,000), and March was revised up by 7,000 (+178,000 to +185,000).

FRED graphs of key employment data over the past five years:

* Monthly change (in thousands) in nonfarm payroll employment levels.

* Headline unemployment rate.

* More expansive unemployment definitions (U-3 thru U-6).

u/JeromesNiece — 5 months ago