The U.S. jobless claims numbers are out today. How many people filed for support in the employment insurance system that is? And we're seeing reports that this is the lowest number in four decades, it ...

Reading up on the Chicago Teachers’ Union strike, I note not for the first time that in the real world nominal figures, rather than so-called “real” ones, matter a great deal: Pay is also an issue.

Numbers can be used most flexibly to quantify, rank and identify. 'Cardinal' number refers to quantitative number assignments assessing set size (numerosity), whereas 'ordinal' number applies to ...