Ken Robinson

After nearly seven months of uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economic recovery, one thing is for certain: reaching pre-COVID levels of business will take a considerable amount of time. And when it does happen, it will occur at varying rates across the country. While the unemployment rate decreased for the fourth consecutive month, the number of…

July 2020 provided a blast of good news when the U.S. economy added 1.8 million jobs last month, driven by hiring in the hardest-hit sectors, including hospitality, restaurants and retail. While the number of long-term unemployed barely changed over July, the number of people who were jobless less than five weeks increased by 11%. Our…

Our latest bi-weekly Mileage Trends Flash Report continues to reveal variations in business activity across the U.S. as Americans work forward through the COVID-19 pandemic. As mentioned in our July 16th report, the many states that have paused or rolled back reopening plans have had a serious impact on business mileage activity. As a result,…

We continue to follow business mileage trends closely in our latest bi-weekly Mileage Trends Flash Report. This week looks back to the July 4th holiday. Over the past two weeks, business activity has continued to fluctuate, as is consistent with various states reopening and closing in response to the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in…

Business mileage continues to show its merit as an early indicator of economic growth. And according to our latest bi-weekly Mileage Trends Flash Report, business activity continues to trend upwards as different parts of the U.S. reopen. Even with the Memorial Day holiday interrupting the usual work week, business driving activity has increased 51% since…

A month ago we released our first Mileage Trends Flash Report, which provides insight into the current state of national business mobility, and highlights how business mileage is evolving across locations and industry sectors as different parts of the U.S. reopen. Last week, our second Mileage Trends Flash Report found that business driving activity has…

With August over and September just starting, we are in the middle of hurricane season. Some seasons have worse impacts than others. Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Katrina’s $125 billion paths of destruction won’t be easily forgotten, while Hurricane Isaac’s $3 billion in damages aren’t top of mind. Tropical Storm Gordon has already made landfall and…

On Tuesday, May 8, President Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the “Iran Deal”— formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—established by the Obama administration in 2015. While this decision has received mixed reactions, its impact stretches beyond politics and into the economic state of the oil and gas industry. Expecting sanctions…