How Axios SLC uses federal data

Federal data informs a ton of our news reporting.

The latest: Here are some recent stories that relied on data from the CDC, U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies.

• Salt Lake's share of owner-occupied homes is declining (Census)
• Salt Lake City's air quality is degrading (EPA)
• How inflation will affect your Super Bowl party (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Utahns are waiting longer to get married (Census)
• SLC airport tallied record firearm confiscations in 2024 (TSA)
• More than 8,000 federal employees ordered back to the office (Census)
• More EV charging stations in Utah (U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation)
• Our odds of a white Christmas (NOAA)
• Utah is among the nation's hot spots for new business (Census)
• Syphilis is on the rise in Utah (CDC)
• Here's how much Utahns have to earn to be in the top 1% (IRS)

The bottom line: Patchy data makes it much harder for us to mind the public's business.