One-in-four U.S. parents say they’ve struggled to afford food or housing in the past year
Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
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Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
The 2020 census counted 126.8 million occupied households, representing 9% growth over the 116.7 million households counted in the 2010 census.
With the economic recovery gaining momentum, unemployment among immigrants is about equal with that of U.S.-born workers.
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
Nearly one-in-five middle-income families report receiving unemployment benefits in 2020.
About a year since the coronavirus recession began, there are some signs of improvement in the U.S. labor market, and Americans are feeling somewhat better about their personal finances than they were early in the pandemic.
The shares of mothers and fathers who are working have fallen from 2019 to 2020, but the falloff has been comparable for each group.
Fewer than a third (30.8%) of U.S. teens had a paying job last summer. In 2019, 35.8% of teens worked over the summer.
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