[
  {
    "id": "unemployment-rate",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Unemployment rate",
    "value": "4.2%",
    "period": "September 2026",
    "detail": "Share of people in the civilian labor force who had no job, were available for work, and had looked for work in the prior four weeks, seasonally adjusted.",
    "source": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm",
    "released": "2026-10-02",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "labor-force-participation",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Labor force participation rate",
    "value": "61.8%",
    "period": "September 2026",
    "detail": "Share of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over that is either working or actively looking for work, seasonally adjusted.",
    "source": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm",
    "released": "2026-10-02",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "cpi-inflation-12mo",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Consumer price inflation (CPI-U, 12-month change)",
    "value": "3.4%",
    "period": "August 2026",
    "detail": "Percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items, from August 2025 to August 2026, not seasonally adjusted.",
    "source": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm",
    "released": "2026-09-11",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "real-gdp-growth",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Real GDP growth (annualized)",
    "value": "2.2%",
    "period": "Q2 2026 (April–June), third estimate",
    "detail": "Quarter-over-quarter percent change in inflation-adjusted gross domestic product, seasonally adjusted and expressed at an annual rate.",
    "source": "U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Gross Domestic Product",
    "url": "https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product",
    "released": "2026-09-30",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "median-household-income",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Median household income",
    "value": "$87,460",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Income level at which half of U.S. households had higher money income and half had lower in calendar year 2025, from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.",
    "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, Income in the United States: 2025 (P60-289)",
    "url": "https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2026/demo/p60-289.html",
    "released": "2026-09-15",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "official-poverty-rate",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Official poverty rate",
    "value": "10.2%",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Share of people whose family pre-tax money income was below the official poverty threshold for their family size and composition in calendar year 2025.",
    "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2025",
    "url": "https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/income-poverty-health-insurance-coverage.html",
    "released": "2026-09-15",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "federal-minimum-wage",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Federal minimum wage",
    "value": "$7.25 per hour",
    "period": "In effect since July 24, 2009",
    "detail": "Lowest hourly wage that employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act may pay non-exempt employees under federal law.",
    "source": "U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division",
    "url": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "gasoline-price-regular",
    "category": "Economy",
    "title": "Average retail price, regular gasoline",
    "value": "$4.465 per gallon",
    "period": "Week of September 28, 2026",
    "detail": "U.S. average retail price of regular-grade gasoline, all formulations, from EIA's weekly survey of retail outlets.",
    "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update",
    "url": "https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/",
    "released": "2026-09-29",
    "checked": "2026-10-06"
  },
  {
    "id": "total-public-debt",
    "category": "Government Finance",
    "title": "Total public debt outstanding",
    "value": "$40.24 trillion",
    "period": "As of October 2, 2026",
    "detail": "Total federal debt outstanding: debt held by the public ($32.43 trillion) plus intragovernmental holdings ($7.81 trillion).",
    "source": "U.S. Department of the Treasury, Debt to the Penny",
    "url": "https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "federal-deficit-fytd",
    "category": "Government Finance",
    "title": "Federal budget deficit, fiscal year to date",
    "value": "$1.97 trillion",
    "period": "FY2026 through August 2026",
    "detail": "Federal outlays ($6.81 trillion) minus federal receipts ($4.85 trillion) from October 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026.",
    "source": "U.S. Department of the Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement",
    "url": "https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/monthly-treasury-statement/",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "federal-deficit-full-year",
    "category": "Government Finance",
    "title": "Federal budget deficit, full fiscal year",
    "value": "$1.78 trillion",
    "period": "FY2025 (October 2024–September 2025)",
    "detail": "Federal outlays ($7.01 trillion) minus federal receipts ($5.23 trillion) for fiscal year 2025.",
    "source": "U.S. Department of the Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement",
    "url": "https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/monthly-treasury-statement/",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "us-resident-population",
    "category": "Population",
    "title": "U.S. resident population",
    "value": "341,784,857",
    "period": "July 1, 2025 (estimate)",
    "detail": "Estimated number of people whose usual residence is in the 50 states and the District of Columbia (Vintage 2025 population estimates).",
    "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates",
    "url": "https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/population-growth-slows.html",
    "released": "2026-01-27",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "births",
    "category": "Population",
    "title": "Births",
    "value": "3,606,400",
    "period": "2025 (provisional)",
    "detail": "Provisional number of live births registered in the United States in calendar year 2025.",
    "source": "CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Births: Provisional Data for 2025 (VSRR No. 43)",
    "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr043.pdf",
    "released": "2026-04",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "general-fertility-rate",
    "category": "Population",
    "title": "General fertility rate",
    "value": "53.1",
    "period": "2025 (provisional)",
    "detail": "Number of live births in 2025 per 1,000 females ages 15 to 44.",
    "source": "CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Births: Provisional Data for 2025 (VSRR No. 43)",
    "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr043.pdf",
    "released": "2026-04",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "life-expectancy-at-birth",
    "category": "Health",
    "title": "Life expectancy at birth",
    "value": "79.0 years",
    "period": "2024",
    "detail": "Average number of years a person born in 2024 would live if 2024 age-specific death rates stayed the same throughout their life.",
    "source": "CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Mortality in the United States, 2024 (Data Brief No. 548)",
    "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db548.htm",
    "released": "2026-01-29",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "drug-overdose-deaths-12mo",
    "category": "Health",
    "title": "Drug overdose deaths",
    "value": "66,937",
    "period": "12 months ending April 2026 (provisional)",
    "detail": "Predicted provisional count of deaths where drug overdose was the underlying cause, adjusted for delayed reporting. The reported count before adjustment is 65,726.",
    "source": "CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts",
    "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm",
    "released": "2026-09-16",
    "checked": "2026-10-06"
  },
  {
    "id": "uninsured-rate",
    "category": "Health",
    "title": "People without health insurance",
    "value": "7.9%",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Share of the U.S. population (26.7 million people) with no health insurance at any point during calendar year 2025, from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.",
    "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2025 (P60-291)",
    "url": "https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2026/demo/p60-291.html",
    "released": "2026-09-15",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "violent-crime-rate",
    "category": "Crime & Safety",
    "title": "Violent crime rate",
    "value": "327.6 per 100,000",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Estimated murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults reported to law enforcement, per 100,000 inhabitants.",
    "source": "FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025",
    "url": "https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/resources/reports/Reported%20Crimes%20in%20the%20Nation%202025%20Quick%20Stats.pdf",
    "released": "2026-08",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "murder-rate",
    "category": "Crime & Safety",
    "title": "Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate",
    "value": "4.1 per 100,000",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Estimated murders and nonnegligent manslaughters reported to law enforcement, per 100,000 inhabitants.",
    "source": "FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025",
    "url": "https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/resources/reports/Reported%20Crimes%20in%20the%20Nation%202025%20Quick%20Stats.pdf",
    "released": "2026-08",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "sw-border-encounters",
    "category": "Immigration",
    "title": "Southwest land border encounters",
    "value": "12,242",
    "period": "August 2026",
    "detail": "U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions (8,870) plus Office of Field Operations inadmissibles (3,372) at the southwest land border during the month.",
    "source": "U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Southwest Land Border Encounters",
    "url": "https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters",
    "released": "2026-09",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "bachelors-or-higher",
    "category": "Education",
    "title": "Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher",
    "value": "38.7%",
    "period": "2024",
    "detail": "Share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 25 and over who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Current Population Survey.",
    "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, CPS Historical Time Series Table A-2",
    "url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/educational-attainment/time-series/cps-historical-time-series/taba-2.xlsx",
    "released": "2025-08-25",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "electricity-natural-gas",
    "category": "Energy",
    "title": "Share of U.S. electricity from natural gas",
    "value": "About 41%",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Share of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation produced from natural gas.",
    "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity in the U.S.",
    "url": "https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "electricity-renewables",
    "category": "Energy",
    "title": "Share of U.S. electricity from renewables",
    "value": "About 24%",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Share of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation from wind, hydropower, solar, biomass and geothermal combined.",
    "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity in the U.S.",
    "url": "https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "electricity-nuclear",
    "category": "Energy",
    "title": "Share of U.S. electricity from nuclear",
    "value": "About 18%",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Share of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation produced from nuclear energy.",
    "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity in the U.S.",
    "url": "https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "electricity-coal",
    "category": "Energy",
    "title": "Share of U.S. electricity from coal",
    "value": "About 17%",
    "period": "2025",
    "detail": "Share of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation produced from coal.",
    "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity in the U.S.",
    "url": "https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php",
    "checked": "2026-10-05"
  }
]