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Black Lives Matter Movement Gains Support From Diverse Demographic Swath of U.S.
Protests of police treatment of people of color have migrated from urban, majority-minority cities to smaller, whiter communities over the last month, according to a S... more
NY Times Tracks BLM Protests Across U.S. Using Social Explorer
Since May 26 — barely one day after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd — millions of Americans have taken to the streets to protest police at... more
Testing Ramps Up, But U.S. Daily Numbers Still Less Than 20% Of Goal for Reopening Economy
Since the coronavirus pandemic began its rampage through the U.S. in early March, testing – viewed as a key to curbing the spread of the lethal virus – has... more
New COVID-19 Dataset on Social Explorer
Not everything that can be measured is worth quantifying, and not everything worth quantifying can be measured. And in the middle of a pandemic that’s claimed te... more
Fastest-Growing Areas For Young Millennials Aren’t Traditional Suspects
Twenty-somethings have flocked to major U.S. urban centers during the last decade, outpacing total population growth in more than 500 metropolitan and micropolitan sta... more
Changing Economy Hits Retail Paychecks As Well As Staples of Brick-and-Mortar Businesses
The “retail apocalypse” phrase that describes the woes of brick-and-mortar stores over the past decade isn’t just a reference to the thousands of clo... more
Save Map Positions in Social Explorer
Exploring specific areas of interest just became a whole lot easier on Social Explorer with our new feature, Save Map Position! It’s simple. Once you have ... more
Introducing the Layers Selection Tool
Social Explorer offers a variety of geography selection tools for creating reports from maps or masking areas of interest. We’ve now added a brand new tool to ou... more
English Skills of Spanish-Speaking People Rose Sharply Since 2010
The percentage of Spanish-speaking people in the United States who speak English “less than very well” has fallen sharply over the last decade, according t... more
Once Viewed As Easy Cash Source, Second Mortgage Market Collapsed Over Decade
The number of American homeowners who are paying for both a primary and secondary mortgage or home equity loan has fallen by roughly one-half since 2009, according to ... more