Telework may save U.S. jobs in COVID-19 downturn, especially among college graduates
90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.
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90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.
The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the start of the Great Recession, five ways in which the U.S. workforce has changed over the past decade.
Immigrants made up 17.2% of the total U.S. workforce in 2014, or about 27 million workers. Private households were the biggest immigrant-employing “industry,” followed by textile, apparel and leather manufacturers and the farm sector.
Hispanics are the fastest-growing major racial or ethnic group in local U.S. police departments. Here are key findings about how Latino officers see their jobs.
Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.
Americans’ views about the impact the growing number of immigrants working in the U.S. is having on American workers have softened notably over the past decade.
From Millennials in the workforce to religion in America, our most popular posts told important stories about trends shaping our world.
Views among Hispanics born in the U.S. mirror those of all Americans—about six-in-ten believe that kids are better off if a parent stays home to focus on the family. But a far larger majority—85%–of foreign-born Hispanics say that children are better off if a parent is at home.
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