Hey folks, epidata ? https://cran.r-project.org/package=epidata ? hit CRAN a few days ago. It provides tools to retrieve Economic Policy Institute data library extracts from their "hidden"-but-well-conceived API, returning pristine data frames. EPI <http://www.epi.org/> provides researchers, media, and the public with easily accessible, up-to-date, and comprehensive historical data on the American labor force. It is compiled from Economic Policy Institute analysis of [U.S.] government data sources. It has data on wages, unemployment, inequality, and other economic indicators over time and among demographic groups. Their data is usually updated monthly. Code (with extended examples in the README) is at: https://github.com/hrbrmstr/epidata Issues, enhancements (etc) are ? as always ? welcome. -Bob