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Do you know how the government might acquire the data you're looking for? #3 is easy, #1 and #2 seem more in the domain of private surveyors that are more like pollsters and taking voluntary data sets to proxy the big picture. That has its own problems, of course.

#3 is clearly happening in tech.




There is already data collected on at least (2) and(3) of those points, although I can't tell you all of the details from memory, as far as who collects it, how it's collected, the frequency, etc. But I can clearly recall reading recent (and less recent) articles on economic issues that cited data reflecting underemployment, and wage growth.

There's a lot of interesting information here[1] regarding what employment related data is collected and reported by the BLS.

[1]: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/07/employment-v...

#3 is clearly happening in tech.

True, and a handful of other areas as well. But that's still only a portion of the overall economy.




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