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“Provide open access to objective data and research to support progress on Bermuda’s biggest challenges.”
Welcome to BermudaData.Org. This site will host sourced, freely-available datasets for anyone to conduct analyses, as well as providing thought pieces, posts and other insights.
The Bermuda Data project’s ultimate goal is to ensure that Bermudians (and all stakeholders invested in a thriving Bermuda) have free access to objective, apolitical and verified data that shows how our island is progressing against our biggest areas of opportunity, starting with the economy, housing, healthcare and education.
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Labour Market Update: 2024 Results
We have added the 2024 Labour Market Statistics, and updated the commentary accordingly. This has not changed the trends, as can be seen in the data. The breakdown of employees by status, occupation and gender over time yields several interesting trends and changes: The economy lost significant jobs during the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, comparing…
Consumer Price Index: it’s pricey out there
The government provides detailed changes to prices over time, broken down into several categories. We can use this to show how a good or service has changed cost over time. Overall inflation on the island is up 60% since 2005, i.e., something that was $100 in 2005 is now $160 There is significant variance across…
Labour Market Deep Dive 2: Status and Occupation
The breakdown of employees by status, occupation and gender over time yields several interesting trends and changes: Over the last 10 years, almost 1,500 Bermudian jobs have been lost, reasonably equally split between male and female The majority of these falls have been in the last 5 years, with both genders dropping by more than…
Notes on transport
Analysing the transport statistics published by the government yields some interesting insights into both the traffic on our roads, as well as how safe they are. The number of vehicles on the road has risen after a post 2008-drop, and is broadly back to 2010 levels, with a slight shift towards cars and trucks Reported…
Historic Government Revenue and Expenditure: Part 2 – Revenue
The data available in the Government Digest of Statistics enables us to review over 20 years of revenue and spend by the public sector. Unlike expenditure – which rose quickly in the mid 00’s funded by debt, revenue has had a more steady increase over time. It is up nearly 50% across 20 years, and…
Historic Government Revenue and Expenditure: Part 1 – Expenditure
The data available in the Government Digest of Statistics enables us to review over 20 years of revenue and spend by the public sector. The most notable movement is from 2005 through 2009, when expenditure rose nearly 50% in just 4 years. These increases took several forms, including government wages and salaries rising from c.…
Workforce over time
Through presenting the total view of employment over time, it is easier to spot trends and insights into what is happening in Bermuda and her industries. Employment was at 34,277 in 2013, before falling through 2015. This trend was curbed and employees rose through 2019, before a significant drop of 5.7%. Since then the recovery…
